Chhit swami – The Ashtachhap Poet

छीतस्वामी जीवन परिचय

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Shreenathji Asht sakha Chhitswami biography , intersting stories and contribution in pushtimarg.

After the Asur-vyamur Leela of Shri Mahaprabhuji, Shri Gusaiji’s marriage was arranged by Shri Gopinathji. Krishnadas Adhikari and Shriji Bawa removed the Bengalis who were doing injustice in Prabhu seva by the Leela of Shrinathji and gave the seva of Shriji’s second form “Hem Gopalji” on the Malayanchal mountain to Shri Mahaprabhuji’s Vidhyaguru Madhavanandji.

Krishnadasji appointed Sanchora Brahmins in Shriji’s seva and made Shri Ramdas Sanchora as Mukhya.

Intersting facts about Chhitswami :

Now Shriji was preparing to take a new jeev in Shelter. There was a gang of 5 thugs in Mathura. Their den was at Vishram Ghat in Mathura. Everyone was terrified of them. The leader of this gang of thugs was “Chhitu Chobe”.

 At that time, Shri Gusaiji was in Gokul. These thugs heard that a great man named Shri Vitthalnathji has arrived in Gokul, he is so miraculous that whoever sees him once becomes his own.

These thugs thought that we should test him. Chhitu Chobe took the initiative to test. He took a fake coin and a dried coconut and came to Gokul by boat. As soon as Chhitu Chobe entered in Shri Gusaiji’s bethak, all his illusions brokedown.

This is not an ordinary man, this is God himself. He was ashamed that I had come out to test God. Shri Gusaiji welcomed him with love, “Come! “Chhitaswami” Sit down”.

Hearing his name from Shri Gusaiji’s mouth, Chhitu Chobe was stunned. Shri Gusaiji said, “Will you not give me the coin and coconut you brought as a gift?” Shri Gusaiji gave the fake coin to the servant, even the change came in exchange for the coin and the other servant broke the dried coconut, and fresh copra and beautiful sweet water came out of it.

Chhitu Chobe thought that I was a petty-minded creature who had come out to test, but what a wonderful grace I had that I found God in the form of a guru. now I do not want to leave them and go nowhere.

I have to stay in their shelter only then he composed a wonderful Pad

“Bhaii Ab Giridhar Se Pehchan”

छीतस्वामी वार्ता प्रसंग

After that, he went inside the temple to have a darshan of Shri Navneet Priyaji, instead of Shri Navneet Priyaji, he had a darshan of Shri Gusaiji. He thought, Shri Gusaiji is outside, how did he come here? Then Shri Gusaiji ordered that you go to Gopalpura and have a darshan of Govardhan Nathji.

By Rajbhog, He arrived in Gopalpura and had the darshan of Shri Govardhannathji, He saw gusaiji in here as well. He is completely stunned and asked someone where is Shri Gusaiji. Then got to know that Shri Gusaiji is in gokul.

he came to Gokul and saw that Shri Gusaiji is sitting in your bethak in Gokul as well. Chhitu Chobe then composed a wonderful Pad. Shri Gusaiji gave him Brahmasambandh.

Chhitswami was appointed in Shriji Bawa’s Kirtan seva. Now the thug Chhitu Chobe became Chhitaswami. Chhitaswami had a darshan of the complete Purushottam with Koti Kandarp Lavanya Yukt in Shri Gusaiji.

And the bhava of  Non difference between Shri Gusaiji and Thakorji was established in Chhitswami.  Along with this, the revelation of Bhagavad Leela happened and he composed many Alaukik Pads of Shrinathji and Shri Gusaiji and became one of the Ashtachhap poets. He sang supernatural Kirtans in the daily seva of Shri Goverdhannathji. Such as..  

-Bhog Shringar Yashoda maiya, Shri Vitthalnath ke Hath ko Bhave

-Priya Navneet Palne Zule

This way created so many Pad in the seva of Shri Krishna and became one of the great poets in Krishna bhakti. He was a great recipient of Shriji Bawa’s grace.

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