In a description of Yama’s court recounted by Nārada (Narada) to Yudhiṣthira (Yudhishthira), Anagha was one of the great kings dedicated to serving Vaivasvata (the son of the Sun-god) Yama . In Haridas Siddhantabagish’s edition of Mahābhārata (Mahabharata), Anagha is also referred to as Anaya or Naya.