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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.57.28

तत: स कारयामास क्रिया बन्धोर्हतस्य वै । साकं सुहृद्भ‍िर्भगवान् या या: स्यु: साम्परायिकी: ॥ २८ ॥
tataḥ sa kārayām āsa
[tatah sa kaarayaam aasa]
kriyā bandhor hatasya vai
[kriyaa bandhor hatasya vai]
sākaṁ suhṛdbhir bhagavān
[saakam suhridbhir bhagavaan]
yā yāḥ syuḥ sāmparāyikīḥ
[yaa yaah syuh saamparaayikeeh]
tataḥ — then saḥ — He, Lord Kṛṣṇa kārayām āsa — had done kriyā — the ritual duties bandhoḥ — for His relative (Satrājit) hatasya — killed vai — indeed sākam — together with suhṛdbhiḥ — well-wishers bhagavān — the Supreme Lord yāḥ yāḥ — all which syuḥ — there are sāmparāyikīḥ — for the time of one’s departure from this world .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tataḥ sa kārayām āsa
tataḥ
then
saḥ
He, Lord Kṛṣṇa
kārayām āsa
had done
kriyā bandhor hatasya vai
kriyā
the ritual duties
bandhoḥ
for His relative (Satrājit)
hatasya
killed
vai
indeed
sākaṁ suhṛdbhir bhagavān
sākam
together with
suhṛdbhiḥ
well-wishers
bhagavān
the Supreme Lord
yā yāḥ syuḥ sāmparāyikīḥ
yāḥ yāḥ
all which
syuḥ
there are
sāmparāyikīḥ
for the time of one’s departure from this world .
  • kriyā — ritual duties
    From √kṛ. The technical śrāddha-rites for the deceased. Gauḍīyas read Kṛṣṇa's punctilious performance as the Bhāgavata's settling of the Syamantaka-controversy: the man who had been falsely suspected of theft now buries the man who suspected Him.
  • bandhoḥ — of the kinsman
    Genitive of bandhu (relative, bound one). Satrājit, His father-in-law via Satyabhāmā. The kinship-word is precise — Bhāgavata catalogues the relationship that makes Kṛṣṇa's act dutiful, not merely magnanimous.
  • suhṛdbhiḥ — with well-wishers
    Instrumental plural of suhṛd (good-hearted one, well-wisher). One of the Bhāgavata's master-terms for devotees and friends. Gauḍīyas treat suhṛd as the suffix that marks any community gathered around Bhagavān — the funeral becomes a satsaṅga.
  • sāmparāyikīḥ — (rites) pertaining to the departure from this world
    From samparāya (the passage between worlds, the afterlife transition). The technical adjective for funeral rites. Gauḍīyas note: Bhāgavata treats the post-mortem rites as legitimate dharma even within a bhakti-centric cosmos — bhakti perfects dharma, it does not abolish it.
Lord Kṛṣṇa then had the various funeral rites performed for His deceased relative, Satrājit. The Lord attended the funeral along with well-wishers of the family.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Lord Kṛṣṇa then had the various funeral rites performed for His deceased relative, Satrājit. The Lord attended the funeral along with well-wishers of the family.
Commentary

Krsna performed the funeral rites for Satrajit (bandhuh.)

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

After that (tataḥ) he had all (yā yāḥ) the funeral rites performed by Satyabhāmā for his relative killed (hatasya) by a weapon by a thief. Vai indicates it was well known.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

After that (tataḥ) he had all (yā yāḥ) the funeral rites performed by Satyabhāmā or a priest for his relative killed (hatasya) by a weapon by a thief. Vai indicates it was well known, because he was most merciful (bhagavān) or the supreme Lord appearing in the world to spread dharma, to teach people. Or he did these rites even though he is bhagavān (and does not need to), because he is affectionate to his friends (bandhoḥ).

Related values
Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Bhakti (Devotion)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Nyaya (Justice / Righteous Judgment)Apaishunam (Non-slander)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Satya (Truthfulness)
Related verses
The Lord has funeral rites performed for Satrājit and attends with family well-wishers. After justice and reporting comes ritual; the dead receive proper rites even when they were partly responsible.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do you skip rituals because the deceased was partly at fault?
  • How could proper rites still be offered for the imperfect?

Kṛṣṇa performs the funeral rites for Satrājit — the same Satrājit who had once accused Him publicly. The Lord buries the relative who slandered Him, with His relatives standing alongside. Gauḍīyas read these last rites as the inverse of grudge: Bhagavān's memory is selective in the direction of forgiveness.

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