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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.15.2

कोऽयं स्यात्तव राजेन्द्र भवान् यमनुशोचति । त्वं चास्य कतम: सृष्टौ पुरेदानीमत: परम् ॥ २ ॥
ko ’yaṁ syāt tava rājendra
[ko ’yam syaat tava raajendra]
bhavān yam anuśocati
[bhavaan yam anushochati]
tvaṁ cāsya katamaḥ sṛṣṭau
[tvam chaasya katamah srishtau]
puredānīm ataḥ param
[puredaaneem atah param]
Word-for-word
kaḥ — who ayam — this syāt — is tava — to you rāja-indra — O best of kings bhavān — Your Lordship yam — whom anuśocati — laments over tvam — you ca — and asya — to him (the dead boy) katamaḥ — who sṛṣṭau — in the birth purā — previously idānīm — at this time, at the present ataḥ param — and hereafter, in the future.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ko ’yaṁ syāt tava rājendra
bhavān yam anuśocati
tvaṁ cāsya katamaḥ sṛṣṭau
kaḥ
who
ayam
this
syāt
is
tava
to you
puredānīm ataḥ param
rāja-indra
O best of kings
bhavān
Your Lordship
yam
whom
anuśocati
laments over
tvam
you
ca
and
asya
to him (the dead boy)
katamaḥ
who
sṛṣṭau
in the birth
purā
previously
idānīm
at this time, at the present
ataḥ param
and hereafter, in the future.
O King, what relationship does the dead body for which you lament have with you, and what relationship do you have with him? You may say that you are now related as father and son, but do you think this relationship existed before? Does it truly exist now? Will it continue in the future?
Purport

The instructions given by Nārada and Aṅgirā Muni are the true spiritual instructions for the illusioned conditioned soul. This world is temporary, but because of our previous karma we come here and accept bodies, creating temporary relationships in terms of society, friendship, love, nationality and community, which are all finished at death. These temporary relationships did not exist in the past, nor will they exist in the future. Therefore at the present moment the so-called relationships are illusions.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O best of kings! What relationship does the dead body for which you lament have with you, and what relationship do you have with him? Who is who, in your previous birth, this birth and future birth? “Who is he in relation to you?” “He is my son.” “That is true, But what you in relation to him?” “I am the father.” In previous birth, or now, or in next birth, who is who? Those who had a relationship with sons in a previous birth, at death were separated from those sons and in this present life they are sons of that person or another person. In another life they become wives, enemies or friends of that or another person.
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Personal Guidance
What relationship does the dead body have with you — really? You may say father and son, but did that bond exist before birth, will it exist after? The sage opens with a metaphysical question, not consolation.
Reflection Questions
  • Which of my relationships am I treating as eternal when the form is only temporary?
  • What does it mean to love within an arrangement that has a beginning and end?
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