[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) › 8.9 # Matsyapurana 8.9 Matsyapurāṇa 8.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.9) pitāmahaḥ pūrvamathābhyaṣiñcac caitānpunaḥ sarvadiśādhināthān pūrveṇa dikpālam athābhyaṣiñcan nāmnā sudharmāṇam arātiketum // > 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: 8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.8) - [Next: 8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.10) - [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.8.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.7.76) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.9) · Pramāṇa