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SB 3.12.8

Devanāgarī

स वै रुरोद देवानां पूर्वजो भगवान् भव: । नामानि कुरु मे धात: स्थानानि च जगद्गुरो ॥ ८ ॥

Text

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

Synonyms

saḥ—he;vai—certainly;ruroda—cried loudly;devānāmpūrvajaḥ—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.

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