Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 28

The Murder of Satrājit and the Recovery of the Syamantaka Jewel

Devanagari script

तत: स कारयामास क्रिया बन्धोर्हतस्य वै । साकं सुहृद्भ‍िर्भगवान् या या: स्यु: साम्परायिकी: ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ sa kārayām āsa kriyā bandhor hatasya vai sākaṁ suhṛdbhir bhagavān yā yāḥ syuḥ sāmparāyikīḥ

Translation

随后，主奎师那与家族亲友一同，为被害的亲族萨特拉吉特安排并举行了应有的丧葬与后续祭仪。

Synonyms

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्/सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kārayāmāsa: caused to be done/arranged
• kārayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ/धातु) causative (णिच्) + लिट्
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) ‘कारयति’; लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kriyāḥ: rites, ceremonies
• kriyāḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• bandhoḥ: of (his) kinsman
• bandhoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• hatasya: of the slain
• hatasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: han (हन्/धातु) + क्त (past passive participle)
• Form: क्तान्त (PPP) ‘हत’; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; bandhoḥ इति विशेषण

• vai: indeed
• vai: Nipāta (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/पदार्थक अव्यय (indeed, surely)

• sākam: together with
• sākam: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākam (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (with, together with)

• suhṛdbhiḥ: with friends
• suhṛdbhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yāḥ: which (rites)
• yāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of syuḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्/सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• yāḥ: whatever
• yāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of syuḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्/सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति (distributive: ‘whatever’)

• syuḥ: might be/should be
• syuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्/धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• sāmparāyikīḥ: funeral/pertaining to the next world
• sāmparāyikīḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāmparāyikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; yāḥ (कriyāḥ) इति विशेषण

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about performing funeral rites (antyeṣṭi) and dharma?

This verse shows that even Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa ensures the proper after-death ceremonies are performed for a slain relative, illustrating respect for Vedic dharma and compassionate responsibility toward family and society.

Why did Krishna arrange the funerary ceremonies for His slain relative in Canto 10 Chapter 57?

Within the Syamantaka narrative context, Kṛṣṇa acts as the ideal upholder of dharma—ensuring that prescribed sāmparāyika rites are completed, and doing so in the company of His well-wishing associates.

Practical application: what can devotees learn from Krishna’s conduct in this shloka?

Devotees can learn to combine devotion with duty: honoring life transitions with dignity, supporting grieving families, and fulfilling righteous responsibilities without neglecting spiritual consciousness.