### SB 3.12.8

> 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.**