Canto 11, Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Verse 22 (SB 11.31.22)
SB 11.31.22 • मूल श्लोक

बन्धूनां नष्टगोत्राणामर्जुन: साम्परायिकम् । हतानां कारयामास यथावदनुपूर्वश: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

bandhūnāṁ naṣṭa-gotrāṇām arjunaḥ sāmparāyikam hatānāṁ kārayām āsa yathā-vad anupūrvaśaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

bandhūnām — of the relatives; naṣṭa-gotrāṇām — who had no remaining immediate family members; arjunaḥ — Arjuna; sāmparāyikam — the funeral rites; hatānām — of the killed; kārayām āsa — had executed; yathā-vat — as prescribed in the Vedas; anupūrvaśaḥ — in order of the seniority of the deceased.

Translation

“Arjuna then saw to it that the funeral rites were properly carried out for the dead, who had no remaining male family members. He executed the required ceremonies for each of the Yadus, one after another.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda