Sri Govardhan Nath ji’s Ashtsakhas ASHTASAKHA Sri Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya ji encouraged Raga seva as a means of devotion to Krishna. He appointed eight accomplished devotee-singers for Sri Govardhan Nath ji’s Raga seva: Surdas ji Parmanand Das ji Kumbhan Das ji Krishna Das ji Govind Das ji Chitswami Das ji Chaturbhuj Das ji Nand das ji Tags: Surdas Ashtsakha Vallabhacharya Srinathji Nathdwara Kumbhan-Das Parmanand-Das Krishna-Das Govind-Das Chitswami-Das Chaturbhuj-Das Nand-Das