Text 24] Vidura Approaches Maitreya 14]

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-gita, 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 Krsna began at sunset,
and Vidura was now further advanced in knowledge due to his association
with Uddhava.

TEXT 24
a aq aermmad aged Bray: |
Rare ged HAA NII

sa tar maha-bhagavatarn
vrajantam kauravarsabhah

visrambhad abhyadhattedam
mukhyam krsna-parigrahe

sah—Vidura; tam—unto Uddhava; maha-bhagavatam—the great devotee
of the Lord; vrajantam—while going; kaurava-rsabha—the. hest amongst
the Kauravas; vigrambhat—out of confidence; abhyadhatta—submitted;
idam—this; mukyam—unto the chief; krsna—Lord Krsna; 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 Krsna’s, while Vidura was as elderly as
Krsna’s father Vasudeva. But although junior by age, Uddhava was much
advanced in the devotional service of the Lord, and therefore he is de-
scribed herein as the chief amongst the devotees of the Lord. Vidura was
confident about this, and thus he addressed Uddhava in that higher
category. Thal is the way of courteous dealings between two devotees.
