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Chapter 12: Creation of the Kumāras and Others

Verse 8 of 57
SB 3.12.8

स वै रुरोद देवानां पूर्वजो भगवान्भवः नामानि कुरु मे धातः स्थानानि च जगद्गुरो

sa vai ruroda devānāṁ pūrvajo bhagavān bhavaḥ nāmāni kuru me dhātaḥ sthānāni ca jagad-guro

Synonyms

saḥhe; vaicertainly; rurodacried loudly; devānām pūrvajaḥthe eldest of all demigods; bhagavānthe most powerful; bhavaḥLord Śiva; nāmānidifferent names; kurudesignate; memy; dhātaḥO destiny maker; sthānāniplaces; caalso; jagat-guroO teacher of the universe..

Translation

After his birth he began to cry: O destiny maker, teacher of the universe, kindly designate my name and place.

Verse 8 of 57
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