स वै रुरोद देवानां पूर्वजो भगवान् भव: । नामानि कुरु मे धात: स्थानानि च जगद्गुरो ॥ ८ ॥
sa vai ruroda devanam purvajo bhagavan bhavah namani kuru me dhatah sthanani ca jagad-guro
- sah
- he
- vai
- certainly
- ruroda
- cried loudly
- devanam purvajah
- the eldest of all demigods
- bhagavan
- the most powerful
- bhavah
- Lord Siva
- namani
- different names
- kuru
- designate
- me
- my
- dhatah
- O destiny maker
- sthanani
- 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.