यमसभा

{ yamasabhā }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

YAMASABHĀ   Yama's assembly. This assembly is described in [Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 8] . It was Viśvakarmā who built Yamasabhā. It is 100 yojanas in length and 100 yojanas in width. Although it is illuminated with sun-light it has an equable temperature. Sadness, old age, hunger or thirst are unknown there. There is a dense growth of Kalpavṛkṣas. All the dead people who were famous in ancient times are members of this assembly.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

यम—सभा  f.  f. ( [Kathās.]) Y°'s tribunal.

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