śrī-śuka uvāca
rāja-yoṣita āśvāsya
bhagavān loka-bhāvanaḥ
yām āhur laukikīḿ saḿsthāḿ
hatānāḿ samakārayat
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; raja -- of the King (and his brothers); yoshitah -- the wives; asvasya -- consoling; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; loka -- of all the worlds; bhavanah -- the sustainer; yam -- which; ahuh -- they (Vedic authorities) enjoin; laukikim samstham -- funeral rites; hatanam -- for the deceased; samakarayat -- -He arranged to be performed.