The  are classed among the Cāturmahārājika deities, and are subject to the Great King Virūḍhaka, Guardian of the South.
ðɪ ɑːɹ klˈæst ɐmˌʌŋ ðə kətʃˈʊɹmɐhˌæɹɐdʒˌɪkə dˈiːətiz, ænd ɑːɹ sˈʌbdʒɛkt tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪt kˈɪŋ vˈiː ˈaɪ ˈɑːɹ jˌuːmˈækɹˌɑːn lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːzˈiəɹoʊdˈiː ˈeɪtʃ ɐ kˈeɪ ɐ, ɡˈɑːɹdiən ʌvðə sˈaʊθ.