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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 12]
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.
TEXT 9
इति तस्य वचः पाद्यो भगवान् परिपात्यन् । अभ्यघाद्भद्रया वाचा मा रोदीस्तत्करोमि ते ॥ ९ ॥
iti tasya vacaḥ pādmo bhagavān paripālayan abhyadhād bhadrayā vācā mā rodīs tat karomi te
iti —thus;  tasya —his;  vacaḥ —request;  pādmaḥ —one who is born from the lotus flower;  bhagavān —the powerful;  paripālayan —accepting the request;  abhyadhāt —pacified;  bhadrayā —by gentle;  vācā —words;  mā —do not;  rodīḥ —cry;  tat —that;  karomi —I shall do it;  te —as desired by you.
TRANSLATION
The all-powerful Brahmā, who was born from the lotus flower, pacified the boy with gentle words, accepting his request, and said: Do not cry. I shall certainly do as you desire.
TEXT 10
यदरोदीः सुरश्रेष्ठ सोद्धेग इव बालकः । ततस्त्वायभिधासन्ति नाम्ना रुद्र इति प्रजाः ॥ १० ॥
yad arodīḥ sura-śreṣṭha sodvega iva bālakaḥ tatas tvām abhidhāsyanti nāmnā rudra iti prajāḥ