In the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, Yudhishtira (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, IAST: Yudhiṣṭhira) is the first among the
five Pandava brothers. He was the son of the
king Pandu of Kuru and his first wife, Kunti and was blessed to the
couple by the god Dharma, who is often identified with the death god Yama.