Chaturvedam Parityajya Mathuram Pujyatetsada.
Siddhabhootgana Sarve Ye Cha Devgana Bhuvi.
- Varaha Purana, Mathura Mahatama (165.66)
One should always offer more respect to Braj Wasi [resident of Braj] than even the one who is the knower of all the Vedas. Realized souls, ghosts, and all deities etc come for the darshan of the residents of Braj.