Yami For other uses , see Yami ( disambiguation ) . In Vedic beliefs , Yamī is the first woman , along with her twin brother , Yama . The Rig Veda , in the tenth Mandala , contains a hymn in which they sing to each other . They were children of Surya in his form as Vivasvat , and his wife Saranya 's `` shadow , `` Chayya . She is also known as Yamuna . In Tibetan beliefs , Yamī is a goddess of death and rules the female spirits of the underworld ( Naraka ) . She is the consort of Yama , lord of the underworld . See also Hindu deities List of Hindu deities Hindu mythology List of Hinduism-related articles History of India Hindu scriptures Alireza YAMI Reference Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend ( ISBN 0-500-51088-1 ) by Anna Dhallapiccola Hinduism | Hindu mythology | Itihasa Female Deities : Gayatri | Saraswati | Lakshmi | Dakshayani | Parvati | Durga | Shakti | Kali | Sita | Devi | Radha | Mahavidya | more ... Male Deities : Vishnu | Shiva | Rama | Krishna | Ganesha | Kartikeya | Hanuman | Lakshmana | Indra | Surya | more ... Texts : Vedas | Upanishads | Puranas | Ramayana | Mahabharata This box :   view • talk • edit  This Hindu mythology-related article is a stub . See the WikiProject Hindu mythology for article coordination . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Hindu goddesses | Hindu mythology stubs In other languages : Italiano | Lietuvių | Svenska 