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; bhagavan—the most powerful; bhavah—Lord Śiva; namani—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. ¶