All the important पुराणस् have laid special emphasis on the importance of rule by Kings. All living beings will have Kings of their own. It was ब्रह्मा who first assigned or ordained Kingship. After the creation of the प्रजापतिस् , ब्रह्मा made चन्द्र the King of the stars and medicines; वरुण was appointed King of waters like sea, river etc; वैश्रवण was appointed King of Kings; विष्णु , King of देवस् ; अग्नि , King of वसुस् ; Indra King of मरुत्स् ; दक्ष King of the प्रजापतिस् ; प्रह्लाद King of the दानवस् ; हिमवान् , King of mountains; चित्ररथ , King of गन्धर्वस् ; वासुकि , King of नागस् ; गरुड , King of birds; ऐरावत , King of elephants; Ox, King of cattle, Tiger, King of animals, Peepal tree, King of trees and उच्चैश्श्रवस् that of horses. (Agni Purāṇa) .

As to what type the King of man-kind should be and what should form his duties it is ordained as follows. The राजा should appoint either a क्षत्रिय or a ब्राह्मिन् as his Commander-in-chief. The Commander-in-chief should be of noble birth and well-versed in law. Only a strong man who can speak boldly and openly should be appointed emissary or ambassador. Either a male or a female may be appointed to carry chewing materials. But, that person should be loyal, friendly and capable of putting up with hardships. The body-guard of the King should be a good swords-man. Ministers should be conversant with धर्मशास्त्रस् (moral and ethical codes).

Also, the King should be surrounded by the royal physician, chief of the elephant division of the army, the mahout, chief of the cavalry force, master of the forts, the architect, preceptor in archery and the chief of the internal administration of the palace.

When it is yet three hours for the dawn, the King should wake up from sleep. Music, praises by courtiers etc. should herald his waking up. As soon as he has woken up, the King should hold talks with his spies. Then he should examine accounts and only after this should he begin the ablutions. After his पूजा (worship) is over, cows with gold should be gifted to ब्रह्मिन्स् . With their blessings he must look first into the mirror and then in ghee along with gold. Then he must look up the almanac for the day's star etc. And after having taken the medicine prescribed by the physician and also the blessings of the preceptor the King should attend court. (Agni Purāṇa. Chapter 235) .

According to Chapter 8 of the मनुस्मृति (a great authority on law and ethics) Kings are born from the shoulders of इन्द्र , वायु , यम , सूर्य , अग्नि , वरुण , चन्द्र and कुबेर .