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Canto 3: The Status Quo
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SB 3.12: Creation of the Kumāras and Others
SB 3.12.8
sa vai ruroda devānāṁ
pūrvajo bhagavān bhavaḥ
nāmāni kuru me dhātaḥ
sthānāni ca jagad-guro
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.
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