Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 3: The Status Quo

Chapter 12: Creation of the Kumaras and Others. Text 8

स वै रुरोद देवानां पूर्वजो भगवान्भवः ।
नामानि कुरु मे धातः स्थानानि च जगद्गुरो ॥८॥

sa vai ruroda devÄnÄá¹
pÅ«rvajo bhagavÄn bhavaḥ
nÄmÄni kuru me dhÄtaḥ
sthÄnÄni ca jagad-guro

 saḥ - he; vai - certainly; ruroda - cried loudly; devÄnÄm pÅ«rvajaḥ - the eldest of all demigods; bhagavÄn - the most powerful; bhavaḥ - Lord Åšiva; nÄmÄni - different names; kuru - designate; me - my; dhÄtaḥ - O destiny maker; sthÄnÄni - places; ca - also; jagat-guro - O teacher of the universe.


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After his birth he began to cry: O destiny maker, teacher of the universe, kindly designate my name and place.

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