The 5th Veda - Mahabharata

[Shuddhasattva]

We find that the dog happens to be dharma personified. Something I find interesting, why did veda vyāsa use a dog to symbolize dharma ? If I were writing this epic I would have suggested an elephant or a white bull, but why a dog?

Namaste

Are not dogs associated with Yama as his messengers and representatives in the Vedas?

[yajvan]

hariḥ oṁ
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Namaste
Are not dogs associated with Yama as his messengers and representatives in the Vedas?

yama is called out as having 2 dogs in the ṛg ved, 10th mandala, 14th hymn. Offspring of saramā¹ .

Perhaps we can see the connection ? There is no doubt that yama and niyama can be connected with dharma; Yet why one dog and not two ?

praṇām

1. saramā - mother of the four-eyed brindled dogs of yama