Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 4.4.9

For the very reason that the released has real desires, (he is not under the control of any other than the Supreme Being and those released souls that are his superiors). The Varaha Purana has the following: “ Of all the released the Supreme Lord Vishnu is doubtless the sole ruler,— equally of all from Brahman the four-faced down to men. Next to Narayana, from Prana to Naman (from Brahma to Usha) all are in regular order the lords of those below them; so also are the preceptors by whom right know- ledge has been firmly implanted in them ; and it is a fact beyond doubt that the released have no ruler over them other than the aforesaid. ”