Canto 3, Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Verse 8 (SB 3.12.8)
SB 3.12.8 • मूल श्लोक

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

Transliteration

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

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda