Bhagavatapurana 6.7.21

6.7.21

/0 śrībrahmovāca
aho bata suraśreṣṭhā hy abhadraṃ vaḥ kṛtaṃ mahat /
brahmiṣṭhaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ dāntamaiśvaryān nābhyanandata //

21. Brahma said:—Alas! O great gods, great is the fault you have done, in that, proud of wealth and power, you did not respectfully receive the brahmin who is possessed of self-control and imbued with the spirit of the Supreme Being.