Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 25
Uddhava Meets the Gopīs: Bhramara-gītā and Kṛṣṇa’s Message of Separation
भगवत्युत्तम:श्लोके भवतीभिरनुत्तमा । भक्ति: प्रवर्तिता दिष्ट्या मुनीनामपि दुर्लभा ॥ २५ ॥
bhagavaty uttamaḥ-śloke bhavatībhir anuttamā bhaktiḥ pravartitā diṣṭyā munīnām api durlabhā
By your great good fortune you have established an unsurpassed standard of pure bhakti for the Lord, Uttamaḥśloka—a standard that even sages can scarcely attain.
The term pravartitā indicates that the gopīs brought to this world a standard of pure love of God that was previously unknown on the earth. Thus Uddhava congratulates them on their unparalleled contribution to the religious life.
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This verse says the gopīs have awakened incomparable bhakti for Śrī Kṛṣṇa—so rare that even accomplished sages struggle to attain it.
Uddhava came as Kṛṣṇa’s messenger to Vraja and, witnessing the gopīs’ intense, selfless love in separation, he acknowledged it as the highest standard of devotion.
Value sincere, selfless remembrance and service to God over mere scholarship—cultivate steady devotion through hearing, chanting, and serving with love.