Matsya Purana — Secondary Creation: Appointment of Cosmic Regents and Consecration of Directi..., Shloka 4
विष्णुं रवीणामधिपं वसूनाम् अग्निं च लोकाधिपतिश्चकार प्रजापतीनामधिपं च दक्षं चकार शक्रं मरुतामधीशम् //
viṣṇuṃ ravīṇāmadhipaṃ vasūnām agniṃ ca lokādhipatiścakāra prajāpatīnāmadhipaṃ ca dakṣaṃ cakāra śakraṃ marutāmadhīśam //
Ia menetapkan Viṣṇu sebagai penguasa atas para Āditya dan para Vasu. Ia menjadikan Agni sebagai penguasa atas dunia-dunia. Ia menjadikan Dakṣa sebagai kepala para Prajāpati. Dan Ia mengangkat Śakra (Indra) sebagai pemimpin para Marut.
FAQs
It reflects the post-creation ordering of the cosmos: divine functions are assigned to specific deities, showing how the universe is administered after creation rather than describing dissolution.
By portraying a structured distribution of authority (each deity with a defined jurisdiction), it implicitly supports the dharmic principle that rulers and householders should assign roles, uphold order, and govern according to proper offices and responsibilities.
No direct Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the prominence of Agni and other deities as functional powers—useful for understanding why specific gods receive offerings in rites aligned with their cosmic domains.