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SB 10.86.13

Devanāgarī

श्रीशुक उवाच कृष्णस्यासीद् द्विजश्रेष्ठ: श्रुतदेव इति श्रुत: । कृष्णैकभक्त्या पूर्णार्थ: शान्त: कविरलम्पट: ॥ १३ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca kṛṣṇasyāsīd dvija-śreṣṭhaḥ śrutadeva iti śrutaḥ kṛṣṇaika-bhaktyā pūrṇārthaḥ śāntaḥ kavir alampataḥ

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śrī Śukadeva said;kṛṣṇasya—of Lord Kṛṣṇa;āsīt—there was;dvija—ofbrāhmaṇas;śreṣṭhaḥ—one of the best;śrutadevaḥ—Śrutadeva;iti—thus;śrutaḥ—known;kṛṣṇa—to Lord Kṛṣṇa;eka—exclusive;bhaktyā—by his devotion;pūrṇa—full;arthaḥ—in 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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