← Canto 3: The Status Quo

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

saḥ—he; vai—certainly; ruroda—cried loudly; devānām pūrvajaḥ—the eldest of all demigods; bhagavān—the most powerful; bhavaḥ—Lord Śiva; nāmāni—different names; kuru—designate; me—my; dhātaḥ—O destiny maker; sthānāni—places; ca—also; jagat-guro—O 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