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Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
As stated in the  Bhagavad-gītā ,  ye yathā māṁ prapadyante : Krṣṇa is very responsive. He responds in proportion to the devotee's advancement in devotional service. The  gopīs  were thinking of Krṣṇa in separation twenty-four hours a day. Krṣṇa was also always thinking of the  gopīs , mother Yaśodā, Nanda Mahārāja and the residents of Vrṇdāvana, although He appeared to be away from them. He could understand how they were transcendentally aggrieved, and so He immediately wanted to send Uddhava to give them a message of solace.
Uddhava is described as the most exalted personality in the Vrṣṇi dynasty, almost equal to Krṣṇa. He was a great friend, and on account of being the direct student of Brhaspati, the teacher and priest of the heavenly planets, he was very intelligent and sharp in decision. From the intellectual standpoint, he was highly qualified. Krṣṇa, being a very loving friend of Uddhava, wanted to send him to Vrṇdāvana just to study the highly elevated ecstatic devotional service practiced there. Even if one is highly elevated in material education and is even the disciple of Brhaspati, he still has to learn from the  gopīs  and the residents of Vrṇdāvana how to love Krṣṇa to the highest degree. Sending Uddhava to Vrṇdāvana with a message to the residents of Vrṇdāvana to pacify them was Krṣṇa's special favor to Uddhava.
Lord Krṣṇa's name is Hari, which means one who takes away all the distress from the surrendered souls. Lord Caitanya states that there cannot be, at any time, a worship as exalted as that realized by the  gopīs . Being very anxious about the  gopīs ' grief, Krṣṇa talked with Uddhava and politely requested him to go to Vrṇdāvana. Shaking Uddhava's hand with His own hands, He said, "My dear gentle friend Uddhava, please go immediately to Vrṇdāvana and try to pacify My father and mother, Nanda Mahārāja and Yaśodādevī, and the  gopīs . They are very much griefstricken, as if suffering from great ailments. Go and give them a message. I hope their ailments will be partially relieved. The  gopīs  are always absorbed in thoughts of Me. They have dedicated body, desire, life and soul to Me. I am anxious not only for the  gopīs , but for anyone who sacrifices society, friendship, love and personal comforts for Me. It is My duty to protect such exalted devotees. The  gopīs  are the most dear. They are always thinking of Me in such a way that they remain overwhelmed and almost dead in anxiety due to separation from Me. They are keeping alive simply by thinking that I am returning to them very soon."
Requested by Lord Krṣṇa, Uddhava immediately left on His chariot and carried the message to Gokula. He approached Vrṇdāvana at sunset, when the cows were returning home from the pasturing ground. Uddhava and