Ī tale explains her name Yamuna: Sanjna was unable to bear her husband, the sun's heat, and it's light and closed her eyes in his presence. As the daughter of Surya, she is also called as Suryatanaya, Suryaja and Ravinandini. She is described as Surya's favourite child. Her other brothers include Vaivasvata Manu, the first man and the twin Ashvins, divine doctors. In the Puranic literature, Yamuna is described as the daughter of the sun god Surya (though some say that she was the daughter of Brahma) and his wife Saranyu (Sanjna in later literature), the goddess of the clouds, and the twin sister of Yama, the god of death. In an ancient painting she is shown as a beautiful maiden standing on the banks of the river. She is depicted as black in complexion and stands on her mount, the tortoise, holding a water pot in her hand. The Agni Purana describes Yamuna's iconography. Yamuna's iconographic depiction is seen on temple doorjambs, paired with that of Ganga (the goddess of the Ganges), since the Gupta era. Bathing in or drinking Yamuna's waters is believed to remove sin. She is also associated with the god Krishna as one of Ashtabharya, his consort as well and plays an important role in his early life as a river. She is regarded as the twin sister of Yama, god of death. In Hindu scriptures, she is daughter of Surya, the sun god, and Sanjna, cloud goddess. Yamuna is known as Yami in early texts, while in later literature, she is called Kalindi. The river is worshipped as a Hindu goddess called Yamuna. Yamuna is a sacred river in Hinduism and the main tributary of the Goddess Ganga (Ganges), the holiest river of Hinduism. Yama, Shani, Tapati, Revanta, Ashvins and Vaivasvata Manu

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