śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; rāja - of the King (and his brothers); yoṣitaḥ - the wives; āśvāsya - consoling; bhagavān - the Supreme Lord; loka - of all the worlds; bhāvanaḥ - the sustainer; yām - which; āhuḥ - they (Vedic authorities) enjoin; laukikīm saṁsthām - funeral rites; hatānām - for the deceased; samakārayat - -He arranged to be performed.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After consoling the royal ladies, Lord Kṛṣṇa, sustainer of all the worlds, arranged for the prescribed funeral rites to be performed.