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SB 3.12.10

Devanāgarī

यदरोदी: सुरश्रेष्ठ सोद्वेग इव बालक: । ततस्त्वामभिधास्यन्ति नाम्ना रुद्र इति प्रजा: ॥ १० ॥

Text

yad arodīḥ sura-śreṣṭha sodvega iva bālakaḥ tatas tvām abhidhāsyanti nāmnā rudra iti prajāḥ

Synonyms

yat—as much as;arodīḥ—cried loudly;sura-śreṣṭha—O chief of the demigods;sa-udvegaḥ—with great anxiety;iva—like;bālakaḥ—a boy;tataḥ—therefore;tvām—you;abhidhāsyanti—will call;nāmnā—by the name;rudraḥ—Rudra;iti—thus;prajāḥ—people.

Translation

Thereafter Brahmā said: O chief of the demigods, you shall be called by the name Rudra by all people because you have so anxiously cried.

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