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"name":"SB 3.12.8", "h1":"SB 3.12.8", "label":"Text 8", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.12.8", "description":"After his birth he began to cry: O destiny maker, teacher of the universe, kindly designate my name and place."
} —
स वै रुरोद देवानां पूर्वजो भगवान्भवः ।
नामानि कुरु मे धातः स्थानानि च जगद्गुरो ॥८॥
sa vai ruroda devānāṁ
pūrvajo bhagavān bhavaḥ
nāmāni kuru me dhātaḥ
sthānāni ca jagad-guro
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.
After his birth he began to cry: O destiny maker, teacher of the universe, kindly designate my name and place.