व्यरोचतालं भगवान्यथेन्दुर्ग्रहर्क्षतारानिकरैः परीतः ॥३०॥
sa saá¹vá¹›tas tatra mahÄn mahÄ«yasÄá¹
brahmará¹£i-rÄjará¹£i-devará¹£i-saá¹…ghaiḥ
vyarocatÄlaá¹ bhagavÄn yathendur
graharká¹£a-tÄrÄ-nikaraiḥ parÄ«taḥ
saḥ - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ«; saá¹vá¹›taḥ - surrounded by; tatra - there; mahÄn - great; mahÄ«yasÄm - of the greatest; brahmará¹£i - saint among the brÄhmaṇas; rÄjará¹£i - saint among the kings; devará¹£i - saint among the demigods; saá¹…ghaiḥ - by the assembly of; vyarocata - well deserved; alam - able; bhagavÄn - powerful; yathÄ - as; induḥ - the moon; graha - planets; á¹›ká¹£a - heavenly bodies; tÄrÄ - stars; nikaraiḥ - by the assembly of; parÄ«taḥ - surrounded by.
Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« 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 VyÄsadeva the brahmará¹£i, NÄrada the devará¹£i, ParaÅ›urÄma the great ruler of the ká¹£atriya kings, etc. Some of them were powerful incarnations of the Lord. Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« was not known as brahmará¹£i, rÄjará¹£i or devará¹£i, nor was he an incarnation like NÄrada, VyÄsa or ParaÅ›urÄma. 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 Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ«.
