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Who among the following has his disciples as Ashtchap?
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Namdev
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Mauluk Das
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Vallabhacharya
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Chaitanya
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Astchap. Astachap was the group of eight poets who were the disciples of Vallabhacharya. Asta means eight and chap mean some oral comments added by the poet at the end of the composition. These eight poets were the devotee of Lord Krishna.
Detailed explanation-2: -Surdas was the disciple of Vallabhacharya.
Detailed explanation-3: -Surdas lived in the sixteenth century and was probably a contemporary of Akbar. He is regarded as the founding member of a group of eight Braj poets (ashtachhap) traditionally associated with Pushtimarg.
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