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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 19]
व्यरोचतालं भगवान् यथेन्दु- ग्रहक्षेतारानिकरैः परीतः ॥३०॥
sa saṁvṛtas tatra mahān mahīyasām brahmarṣi-rājarṣi-devarṣi-saṅghaiḥ vyarocatālam bhagavān yathendur graharkṣa-tārā-nikaraiḥ parītaḥ
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.
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, etc. 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.
TEXT 31
प्रशान्तमासीनमकुण्ठमेधसं
मुनिं नृपो भागवतोऽम्युपेत्य ।
प्रणम्य मूर्ध्नविहितः कृताञ्जलि-
नर्त्वा गिरा सूत्रतयान्वर्ण्युच्छत् ॥३१॥