Hindu Administrative Institutions c7.s5.5

c7.s5.5

Then the *vasus* of the east consecrated him for overlordship, the *rudras* of the south for paramount rule, the *ādityas* of the west for self-rule and all the gods of the north for sovereignty. The *sādyas* and the *āptyas* of the middle quarter for kingship, the *maruts* and *āngirasas* of the upward quarter for sovereignty and pre-eminence. Connected with Prajāpati he became supreme authority.¹