325Vrutra : A great demon killed by Indra. The story
is described at length in the Rigveda and
the Pura-n.a-s.
YYama : The Lord of death. Also the first step of
the eight-fold yogic path of Patanjali. It
includes the steps to control the
physical, etheric, astral and the lower
mental levels of the disciple.
Yaya-ti : See De-vaya-ni.
Yudhisht.ira : The eldest of the five sons of Pa-ndu in
Maha-bha-rata.