Verse 1.5.116

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.116:

किन्त्व् अस्मासूद्धवः श्रीमान् परमानुग्रहास्पदम् ।
यादवेन्द्रस्य यो मन्त्री शिष्यो भृत्यः प्रियो महान् ॥ ११६ ॥

kintv asmāsūddhavaḥ śrīmān paramānugrahāspadam |
yādavendrasya yo mantrī śiṣyo bhṛtyaḥ priyo mahān || 116 ||

O Śrī Nārada, this is completely true, but among us, Śrī Uddhava is the recipient of greatest mercy from Yādavendra Śrī Kṛṣṇa. He is minister, disciple, servant and most beloved of Him.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)

In this way, Śrī Nārada described the glories of the Yādavas. Although the Yādavas received such accolades due to their natural, insatiable devotion and soft nature, they referred to the special mercy of Bhagavān to Śrī Uddhava. (Where there is more mercy or devotion manifest there is the same degree of lack of satisfaction and natural humility.)

Therefore, the Yādavas, according to their natural propensity of devotional service, addressed him as the greater recipient of Bhagavān’s mercy, and to glorify His greatness they narrate the ten ślokas beginning with kintu (but).

"Among us, Śrī Uddhava is the topmost recipient of Yādavendra Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s grace; therefore, he is endowed with all opulence. He is decorated with the four honors of being the foremost minister (mahāmantrī), chief disciple (mahā-śiṣya), magnificent servant (mahāsevaka) and most beloved (priyo mahān) of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Even though we are also the ministers, disciples, servants and beloved of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Śrīman Uddhava is the best because we are not as essential as he is.