On Chitragupta

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He is the assistant of Yama, the Lord of Death. He is the court recorder. He is especially worshiped on the third day of Tihar or Laxmi Puja. It is observed from the 13th day of the dark fortnight of Kartik.

Chitragupta is rarely depicted in paintings. He is shown wearing good dress and ornaments. He has to hands. He carries a pen on his right hand. He records all the good and bad deeds done my all beings. His mansion lies on one side of Yama Puri, the city of Yama.

There is a group of people in Citragupta's mansion. They are engaged in calculating the life-span of living beings. They take into account the vices and virtues of human beings. To the south of Citragupta's residence is situated "Jvara-mandira" (the abode of diseases). Adjacent to it are the abodes of all kinds of diseases, each disease having its own abode. Yama's home is situated at a distance of twenty yojanas from the abode of Citragupta.