In this connection, Śrīla Madhvācārya quotes a verse from the Skanda Purāṇa:
- ṛte tu tāttvikān devān
- nāradādīṁs tathaiva ca
- prahrādād uttamaḥ ko nu
- viṣṇu-bhaktau jagat-traye
There are many, many devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they have been enumerated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 6.3.20) as follows:
- svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ
- kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ
- prahlādo janako bhīṣmo
- balir vaiyāsakir vayam
Of the twelve authorized devotees—Lord Brahmā, Nārada, Lord Śiva, Kapila, Manu and so on—Prahlāda Mahārāja is understood to be the best example.