In this chapter the glories of holy association and the superexcellence of the pure love of the residents of Vrindavana are described.

The association of saintly devotees destroys the soul's attachment to material life and is capable of bringing even the Supreme Lord, Krishna, under one's control. Neither yoga, Sankhya philosophy, ordinary religious duties, study of scriptures, austerities, renunciation, works of ishta and purtam, charity, vows of fasting, worship of the Deity, secret mantras, visiting of holy places, nor adherence to any major or minor regulative principles can effect the same result. In every age there are demons, monsters, birds and animals who are in the modes of passion and ignorance, and there are also human beings in the categories of businessmen, women, workers, outcastes, and so on, who cannot study the Vedic scriptures. Nevertheless, by the purifying effect of the association of devotees they may all achieve the supreme abode of the Personality of Godhead, whereas without such saintly association, even those very seriously endeavoring in yoga, Sankhya study, charity, vows and practice of the renounced order of life may remain incapable of attaining the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

The young damsels of Vraja, ignorant of the true identity of Lord Krishnacandra, considered Him to be their paramour who would give them pleasure. Yet by the power of their constant association with Sri Krishna, they attained to the supreme Absolute Truth, which even great demigods like Brahma cannot achieve. The young women of Vrindavana displayed such deep attachment to Lord Krishna that their minds, which were overflowing with the ecstasy of being with Him, perceived an entire night spent in His company as just a fraction of a second. However, when Akrura took Sri Krishna along with Baladeva to Mathura, the gopis then thought each night without Him to be equal in duration to a millennium of the demigods. Being tormented by separation from Lord Krishna, they could not imagine anything that could give them satisfaction other than His return. This is the incomparable excellence of the gopis' pure love of God.

The Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, after imparting these instructions to Uddhava, advised that for the sake of attaining the Absolute Truth, Uddhava should give up all consideration of religion and irreligion as promulgated in the srutis and smritis and instead take shelter of the example of the women of Vrindavana.