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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."

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SB 3.12.8

स वै रुरोद देवानां पूर्वजो भगवान्भवः ।
नामानि कुरु मे धातः 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; 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.