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Vidura Approaches Maitreya
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Yadu dynasty and also the passing away of the Lord. All these hurled him into bereavement for the time being, but because he was highly advanced in transcendental knowledge, he was quite competent to pacify himself by enlightenment. As it is stated in  Bhagavad-gītā , due to our long association with bodily relationships, bereavement on account of the annihilation of friends and relatives is not at all astonishing, but one has to learn the art of subduing such bereavement with higher transcendental knowledge. The talks between Uddhava and Vidura on the topic of Kṛṣṇa began at sunset, and Vidura was now further advanced in knowledge due to his association with Uddhava.
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स तं महाभागवतं व्रजन्तं कौरवर्षमः । विश्वम्भाद्भ्यधत्तेदं मुख्यं कृष्णपरिग्रहे ॥२४॥
sa tam mahā-bhāgavatam vrajantam kauravarṣabhaḥ viśrambhād abhyadhattedam mukhyam kṛṣṇa-parigrahe
saḥ —Vidura;  tam —unto Uddhava;  mahā-bhāgavatam —the great devotee of the Lord;  vrajantam —while going;  kaurava-ṛṣabha —the best amongst the Kauravas;  viśrambhāt —out of confidence;  abhyadhatta —submitted;  idam —this;  mukyam —unto the chief;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  parigrahe —in devotional service to the Lord.
TRANSLATION
While Uddhava, the chief and most confidential amongst the devotees of the Lord, was going away, Vidura, in affection and confidence, questioned him.
PURPORT
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.