[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) › 8.4 # Matsyapurana 8.4 Matsyapurāṇa 8.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.4) viṣṇuṃ ravīṇāmadhipaṃ vasūnām agniṃ ca lokādhipatiścakāra prajāpatīnāmadhipaṃ ca dakṣaṃ cakāra śakraṃ marutāmadhīśam // > The Sage Sûta said:—At the time when King Pṛithu was anointed and made lord of the world, Chandramâ was made the king of medicinal herbs, sacrifices, fasts, penances, stars, planets, Brâhmaṇas, trees, thickets, creepers; Varuṇa of waters; Kuvera of wealth and (other) kings; the Sun of the twelve Âdityas; Agni of Vasus; Dakṣa of Prajâpatis; Indra of gods; Prahlâda of demons; Yama of pitṛis; Śiva of demons and Yakṣas; the Himâlayas of the mountains; the Ocean of the waters; Chitraratha of Gandharvâs and Kûmaras; Vâsuki of powerful serpents; Takṣaka of other snakes; Airâvata of the Diggajas and other elephants; the peacock of birds, Uchaiśravâ of horses; the lion of the animals living in jungles; the bull of the cows; the trees of the herbs.—2-8. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.3) - [Next: 8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.5) - [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.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.8.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.7.71) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.4) · Pramāṇa