SB 3.12.8

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 12: Creation of the Kumāras and Others

SB 3.12.7

SB 3.12.9

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 8

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.