śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śrī Śukadeva said; kṛṣṇasya - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; āsīt - there was; dvija - of brāhmaṇas; 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.

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.