sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva said; krishnasya -- of Lord Krishna; asit -- there was; dvija -- of brahmanas; sreshthah -- one of the best; srutadevah -- Srutadeva; iti -- thus; srutah -- known; krishna -- to Lord Krishna; eka -- exclusive; bhaktya -- by his devotion; purna -- full; arthah -- in all goals of desire; santah -- peaceful; kavih -- learned and discriminating; alampatah -- not desirous of sense gratification.

Sukadeva Gosvami continued: There was a devotee of Krishna's known as Srutadeva, who was a first-class brahmana. Perfectly satisfied by rendering unalloyed devotional service to Lord Krishna, he was peaceful, learned and free from sense gratification.