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1. VEDIC RELIGION
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the Sarasvati River / Sarasvati 3
Yama is a Lokapāla and an Aditya. Yama, "Lord of Death" and "King of the Law of decay" Yaama means evening. He is depicted with green or red skin, red clothes, and riding a water buffalo. He holds a loop of rope in his left hand with which he pulls the soul from the corpse. He is the son of Surya (Sun) and twin brother of Yami, or Yamuna, traditionally the first human pair in the Vedas
Parjanya (Rain) 3 is the Vedic Sanskrit for "rain" or "raincloud". • Vac (Speech) 2 (mentioned 130 times, deified e.g. in 10.125) • Vastospati 2
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