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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.19.30

స సంవృతస్తత్ర మహాన్ మహీయసాం బ్రహ్మర్షిరాజర్షిదేవర్షిసఙ్ఘై: । వ్యరోచతాలం భగవాన్ యథేన్దు- ర్గ్రహర్క్షతారానికరై: పరీత: ॥ ౩౦ ॥
sa saṁvṛtas tatra mahān mahīyasāṁ
[sa samvritas tatra mahaan maheeyasaam]
brahmarṣi-rājarṣi-devarṣi-saṅghaiḥ
[brahmarshi-raajarshi-devarshi-sanghaih]
vyarocatālaṁ bhagavān yathendur
[vyarochataalam bhagavaan yathendur]
graharkṣa-tārā-nikaraiḥ parītaḥ
[graharksha-taaraa-nikaraih pareetah]
Word-for-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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa saṁvṛtas tatra mahān mahīyasāṁ
saḥ
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī
saṁvṛtaḥ
surrounded by
tatra
there
mahān
great
mahīyasām
of the greatest
brahmarṣi-rājarṣi-devarṣi-saṅghaiḥ
brahmarṣi
saint among the brāhmaṇas
rājarṣi
saint among the kings
devarṣi
saint among the demigods
saṅghaiḥ
by the assembly of
vyarocatālaṁ bhagavān yathendur
vyarocata
well deserved
alam
able
bhagavān
powerful
yathā
as
induḥ
the moon
graharkṣa-tārā-nikaraiḥ parītaḥ
graha
planets
ṛkṣa
heavenly bodies
tārā
stars
nikaraiḥ
by the assembly of
parītaḥ
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.
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.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The greatest among the great, Śukadeva, seated there, surrounded by the crowd of sages among brāhmaṇas, sages among kings and sages among devatās shone like the moon surrounded by groups of planets, constellations, and stars.
Commentary

There, sitting on the throne, Śukadeva, greatest among the great, surrounded by the sages, shone like the moon surrounded by the planets and stars. The planets are Venus and others. The constellations are Aśvini and others. The stars are all other luminaries in the sky. Brahmarṣis are headed by Vaśiṣṭha. Rājarṣis are headed by Ārṣṭiṣeṇa. Devaṛsis are headed by Nārada.

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