Aṣṭachāp
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. 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.
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Apart from Astachap kirtaniya Sūrdās ji, Kumbhandās ji were also great pre-eminent music doyens. Each member of the Astachaps were assigned the duty of a particular part of daily worship.
Aṣṭachāp is a poet.
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