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Aṣṭachāp
A group of eight devout poets who were disciples of Vallabhacharya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aṣṭachāp (meaning "8 seals" in Hindi) is a term used to refer to a group of 8 devout poets who were disciples of Vallabhacharya and his son Vitthalnath, who sang Haveli Sangeet prayers, praises, kirtans and musical storytelling different leelas of Lord Krishna, in Dhrupad Dhamma, Dwi Padi, Tri Padi, Chatus Padi, Shat Padi, and Ashta Padi Prabandh.[1][2]
It was established in 1565 AD with the foundation of Pushtimarg. The poet Sūrdās was the most well known member of the group the others being, Paramānanddās, Nanddās, Kṛṣṇadās, Govindsvāmī, Kumbhandās, Chītasvāmī, and Caturbhujdās.[3][4] Apart from astachap kirtaniya Surdas ji, KumbhandasJi was also a great pre-eminent music doyen.
Each member of Astachaps, are assigned the duty of a particular part of daily worship.
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