Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 86: Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.86.13

śrī-śuka uvāca

kṛṣṇasyāsīd dvija-śreṣṭhaḥ

śrutadeva iti śrutaḥ

kṛṣṇaika-bhaktyā pūrṇārthaḥ

śāntaḥ kavir alampataḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva said; kṛṣṇasya — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; āsīt — there was; dvija — of brāhmaṇas; śreṣṭhaḥ — one of the best; śrutadevaḥŚrutadeva; iti — thus; śrutaḥ — known; kṛṣṇato Lord Kṛṣṇa; eka — exclusive; bhaktyā — by his devotion; pūrṇa — full; arthaḥin all goals of desire; śāntaḥ — peaceful; kaviḥ — learned and discriminating; alampaṭaḥ — not desirous of sense gratification.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: There was a devotee of Kṛṣṇa's known as Śrutadeva, who was a first-class brāhmaṇa. Perfectly satisfied by rendering unalloyed devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, he was peaceful, learned and free from sense gratification.

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