Uddhava—a learned disciple of Bṛhaspati and confidential friend of Lord Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā; In Kṛṣṇa's Mathurā and Dvārakā līlā, Uddhava is Kṛṣṇa's best friend. He visited the residents of Vṛndāvana to console them in their grief due to Kṛṣṇa's absence. In the Eleventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Kṛṣṇa imparts most important transcendental knowledge to Uddhava.

Uddhava-a learned disciple of Brhaspati and confidential friend of Lord Krsna in Dvaraka; In Krsna's Mathura and Dvaraka lila, Uddhava is Krsna's best friend. He visited the residents of Vrndavana to console them in their grief due to Krsna's absence. In the Eleventh Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Krsna imparts most important transcendental knowledge to Uddhava.
 

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