SB 1.19.30

Synonyms

tatra — [while installed] upon that seat of honor [tasmin mahāsane upaviṣṭaḥ²³⁰]; saṁvṛtaḥ — surrounded; saṅghaiḥ — by groups; brahmarṣi — [of] brāhmaṇa sages [headed by Vaśiṣṭha (vaśiṣṭhādayaḥ)²³¹]; rājarṣi — royal sages [headed by Ārṣṭiṣeṇa (ārṣṭiṣeṇādayaḥ)²³²]; devarṣi — [and] celestial sages [headed by Nārada (nāradādayaḥ)²³³]; saḥ — he; bhagavān — the illustrious [Śukadeva²³⁴]; mahān — greatest [(mahīyān), here meaning endowed with greatness or majesty (māhātmya-yuktaḥ)]; mahīyasām [api] — [even] among the great; [appeared]; alam — extraordinarily [(nitarām); (atiśayena)²³⁵]; vyarocata — resplendent; yathā — like; induḥ — the moon [candraḥ]; parītaḥ — encircled [parivṛtaḥ]; nikaraiḥ — by clusters [samūhaih]; graha — [of] planets [such as Venus (śukrādayaḥ)²³⁶]; ṛkṣa — constellations [through which the moon passes, such as aśvinī (ṛkṣāṇy aśviny ādīni nakṣatrāṇi)²³⁷]; tārā — [and] stars; [here, that Śukadeva’s preeminence was said to exceed all those in the assembly, which included even avatāras of Bhagavān headed by Vyāsa, Nārada, and Paraśurāma, was due only to the preeminence of his devotion (atra vyāsa-nārada-paraśurāmādibhyo’vatārebhyo’pi tasyotkarṣo bhakty utkarṣeṇaiveti jñeyam)²³⁸].

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