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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.4.24
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 24
- sa taṁ mahā-bhāgavataṁ
- vrajantaṁ kauravarṣabhaḥ
- viśrambhād abhyadhattedaṁ
- mukhyaṁ kṛṣṇa-parigrahe
saḥVidura — Vidura; tamunto Uddhava — unto Uddhava; mahāthe great devotee of the Lord-bhāgavatamthe great devotee of the Lord — the great devotee of the Lord; vrajantamwhile going — while going; kauravathe best amongst the Kauravas-ṛṣabhaḥthe best amongst the Kauravas — the best amongst the Kauravas; viśrambhātout of confidence — out of confidence; abhyadhattasubmitted — submitted; idamthis — this; mukhyamunto the chief — unto the chief; kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; parigrahein devotional service to the Lord — in devotional service to the Lord.
While Uddhava, the chief and most confidential amongst the devotees of the Lord, was going away, Vidura, in affection and confidence, questioned him.
Vidura was much older than Uddhava. By family relationship Uddhava was a contemporary brother of Kṛṣṇa's, while Vidura was as elderly as Kṛṣṇa's father Vasudeva. But although junior by age, Uddhava was much advanced in the devotional service of the Lord, and therefore he is described herein as the chief amongst the devotees of the Lord. Vidura was confident about this, and thus he addressed Uddhava in that higher category. That is the way of courteous dealings between two devotees.