Yamadutas - Messengers of Death
The servants and messengers of Yama who retrieve souls at the time of death and escort them to Yamaloka for judgment.
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Cross-Cultural Parallels
- Mithra - Zoroastrian judge of souls
- Thanatos - Greek personification of death
- Mara's Servants - Buddhist death-related beings
- Anubis - Egyptian guide of the dead
Related Archetypes
- Psychopomp - Guides of souls
- Death - The death archetype
- Divine Messenger - Carriers of divine will
See Also
- Yama - Lord of Death and master of the Yamadutas
- Chitragupta - Divine record keeper
- Hindu Afterlife - The journey after death
- Karma - The law governing rebirth
- Yami - Twin sister of Yama