Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.19.30

sa samvritas tatra mahān mahīyasām

brahmarshi-rājarshi-devarshi-sańghaih

vyarocatālam bhagavān yathendur

graharksha-tārā-nikaraih parītah

SYNONYMS

sah — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī; samvritah — surrounded by; tatra — there; mahān — great; mahīyasām — of the greatest; brahmarshi — saint among the brāhmanas; rājarshi — saint among the kings; devarshi — saint among the demigods; sańghaih — by the assembly of; vyarocata — well deserved; alam — able; bhagavān — powerful; yathā — as; induh — the moon; graha — planets; riksha — heavenly bodies; tārā — stars; nikaraih — by the assembly of; parītah — surrounded by.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī was then surrounded by saintly sages and demigods just as the moon is surrounded by stars, planets and other heavenly bodies. His presence was gorgeous, and he was respected by all.

PURPORT

In the great assembly of saintly personalities, there was Vyāsadeva the brahmarshi, Nārada the devarshi, Paraśurāma the great ruler of the kshatriya kings, etc. Some of them were powerful incarnations of the Lord. Śukadeva Gosvāmī was not known as brahmarshi, rājarshi or devarshi, nor was he an incarnation like Nārada, Vyāsa or Paraśurāma. And yet he excelled them in respects paid. This means that the devotee of the Lord is more honored in the world than the Lord Himself. One should therefore never minimize the importance of a devotee like Śukadeva Gosvāmī.

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