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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.19.30
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 30
- sa saṁvṛtas tatra mahān mahīyasāṁ
- brahmarṣi-rājarṣi-devarṣi-saṅghaiḥ
- vyarocatālaṁ bhagavān yathendur
- graharkṣa-tārā-nikaraiḥ parītaḥ
saḥŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī; saṁvṛtaḥsurrounded by — surrounded by; tatrathere — there; mahāngreat — great; mahīyasāmof the greatest — of the greatest; brahmarṣisaint among the brāhmaṇas — saint among the brāhmaṇas; rājarṣisaint among the kings — saint among the kings; devarṣisaint among the demigods — saint among the demigods; saṅghaiḥby the assembly of — by the assembly of; vyarocatawell deserved — well deserved; alamable — able; bhagavānpowerful — powerful; yathāas — as; induḥthe moon — the moon; grahaplanets — planets; ṛkṣaheavenly bodies — heavenly bodies; tārāstars — stars; nikaraiḥby the assembly of — by the assembly of; parītaḥsurrounded by — surrounded by.
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.
In the great assembly of saintly personalities, there was Vyāsadeva the brahmarṣi, Nārada the devarṣi, Paraśurāma the great ruler of the kṣatriya kings, etc. Some of them were powerful incarnations of the Lord. Śukadeva Gosvāmī was not known as brahmarṣi, rājarṣi or devarṣi, 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.