Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c9.s3.54

c9.s3.54

Of the Bhaktas, Prahlāda is the chief, but the Pāṇḍavas are greater than Prahlāda on the testimony of the Śrīmad-bhāgavata itself. Some of the Yādavas, again, are greater than the Pāṇḍavas. But of the Yādavas, the chief Bhakta is Uddhava, whose greatness is praised in the Śrīmad-bhāgavata. The Vrajadevīs or Gopīs of Vṛndāvana, however, are greater than Uddhava, who himself desired to possess the sweetness of their love for Kṛṣṇa. Hence those who desire to worship Kṛṣṇa must also worship the fair damsels of Vraja. But of these Vraja-sundarīs, again, Rādhā is the greatest; which conclusion indicates that there is no greater Bhakta of Kṛṣṇa than his eternal consort Rādhā.