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.