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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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स संवृतस्तत्र महान्महीयसां ब्रह्मर्षिराजर्षिदेवर्षिसङ्घैः व्यरोचतालं भगवान्यथेन्दुर्ग्रहर्क्षतारानिकरैः परीतः
sa saṁvṛtas tatra mahān mahīyasāṁ brahmarṣi-rājarṣi-devarṣi-saṅghaiḥ vyarocatālaṁ bhagavān yathendur graharkṣa-tārā-nikaraiḥ parītaḥ
WORD BY WORD
saḥ Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī; saṁvṛtaḥ surrounded by; tatra there; mahān great; mahīyasām of the greatest; brahmarṣi saint among the brāhmaṇas; rājarṣi saint among the kings; devarṣi saint among the demigods; saṅghaiḥ by the assembly of; vyarocata well deserved; alam able; bhagavān powerful; yathā as; induḥ the moon; graha planets; ṛkṣa heavenly bodies; tārā stars; nikaraiḥ by the assembly of; parītaḥ 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.
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PURPORT
| 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.
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