Shloka 8
Cosmic Appointments, Viṣṇu’s Vibhūtis, Fourfold Operation, and the Symbolism of Ornaments and Weapons
एवं विभज्य राज्यानि दिशां पालान् अनन्तरम् प्रजापतिपतिर् ब्रह्मा स्थापयाम् आस सर्वतः
evaṃ vibhajya rājyāni diśāṃ pālān anantaram prajāpatipatir brahmā sthāpayām āsa sarvataḥ
આ રીતે રાજ્યોનું વિભાજન કરીને, પ્રજાપતિઓના અધિપતિ બ્રહ્માએ ત્યારબાદ સર્વ દિશાઓમાં દિક્પાલોની સ્થાપના કરી।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse presents them as instruments of cosmic order—appointed after the realms are apportioned—so that the universe is governed in a stable, directionally balanced way.
Parāśara frames creation not only as origination but as organization: Brahmā divides domains and then formally appoints directional guardians to regulate and protect the world-system.
Even when Brahmā is described as appointing rulers, the Vishnu Purana’s theology treats such governance as part of the larger cosmic order ultimately upheld by Vishnu as the Supreme Reality and inner support of all functions.