Garudapurana 1.32.23

1.32.23

dharmaṃ jñānaṃ ca vairāgyamaiśvaryaṃ pūrvadeśataḥ /
āgneyādiṣvarcayedvai adharmādicatuṣṭayam //

Dharma, knowledge, dispassion, and sovereignty [are to be worshipped] starting from the east;