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.

SB 3.12.7 - SB 3.12.9