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Yama (Yamaraja, Dharmaraja), son of Vivasvan the sun, is the god of death and of dharma and guardian of the southern quarter, who judges beings according to their deeds; Yami (the Yamuna) is his sister. For sentencing the sage Mandavya unjustly to the stake he was cursed and born for a hundred years in a shudra womb as Vidura — SB 1.13.15 records that during that period Aryama bore the office of punishment. Yudhishthira too, born of a portion of Dharma, is called Dharmasuta.

Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa 1.13.15 — Sanskrit Wikisource (pinned oldid=110184)