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yama – is son of sURya born from saMj~nA dEvi. He is the adhipati for daxiNa (South) direction. saMyaminIpura is his capital. yamune is his younger sister. shani is another son of chAyA devi, who is the 2nd wife of yama. yama caused the punishment to aNimaMdavavya muni. yama is the adhipati of naraka lOka (hell). He gives appropriate punishment or reward to the jIva-s according to their pApa-puNya. yama was born as yudhiShThira. yama saved satyavAn and protected sAvitri.