[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 8.11 # Matsyapurana 8.11 Matsyapurāṇa 8.11 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.11) hiraṇyaromāṇam udagdigīśaṃ prajāpatir devasutaṃ cakāra adyāpi kurvanti diśām adhīśāḥ śatrūn dahantastu bhuvo 'bhirakṣām // > Similarly, Lord Brahmâ made the Devas Sudharma, Śaṅkhapada, Ketumâna, Hiraṇyaromâ, the kings of East, South, West and North respectively: and They protect the universe by destroying its enemies, unto this day.—9-10. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.10) - [Next: 8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.12) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.8.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.8.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.11) · Pramāṇa