छीतस्वामी

chhitasvami
poora nam	chhitasvami
janm	sanvat 1572 vikrami (1515 ee.)
janm bhoomi	mathura, uttar pradesh
mrityu	sanvat 1642 vikrami (1585 ee.)
mrityu sthan	pooanchhari, govardhan ke nikat.
karm bhoomi	mathura
mukhy rachanaean	'ath pahar ki seva', 'krishn lila ke vividh prasang' tatha 'gosaeean ji ki badhaee' adi.
bhasha	brajabhasha
prasiddhi	ashtachhap ke kavi
nagarikata	bharatiy
sanbandhit lekh	pooanchhari, govardhan, mathura, ashtachhap.
guru	gosaeean vitthalanath
any janakari	chhitasvami balh‍yavash‍tha se hi natakhat aur asadhu prakriti ke vh‍yakti the, parantu bhakti ke mahan achary param bhagavadiy gosaeean vitthalanath ki kripa-sadhu ne chhit chaube ko param bhakt hariparayan aur rasik bhagavadh-yashagayak mean roopa‍nh‍tarit kar liya.

chhitasvami vitthalanath ji ke shishy aur 'ashtachhap' ke kaviyoan mean gine jate the. pahale ye mathura ke susampann panda the aur raja birabal jaise log inake jajaman the. panda hone ke karan ye pahale b de akkh d aur uddand svabhav ke the, kiantu bad mean gosvami vitthalanath se diksha lekar param shaant bhakt ho ge aur bhagavan shrikrishn ka gunagan karane lage.

parichay

chhitash‍vami mathura, uttar pradesh ke chaube the. unaka janh‍m lagabhag 1572 vikrami sanvat (1515 ee.) mean hua tha. ve balh‍yavash‍tha se hi natakhat aur asadhu prakriti ke vh‍yakti the, parantu bhakti ke mahan achary param bhagavadiy gosaeean vitthalanath ki kripa-sadhu ne chhit chaube ko param bhakt hariparayan aur rasik bhagavadh-yashagayak mean roopa‍nh‍tarit kar liya.

vitthalanath ke shishh‍y

bis sal ki avash‍tha mean chhitash‍vami gosaeean vitthalanath ji ke shishh‍y ho gaye. un dinoan shrivitthalanath ji ki alaukik bhakti nishh‍tha ki charcha charoan or teji se phail rahi thi. kuchh sathiyoan ko lekar chhit chaube ne unaki pariksha lene ke‍ liye gokul ki yatra ki. gosaeean ji ke hath mean sookhe nariyal aur khote rupaye ki bheant rakhi. nariyal mean giri nikal ayi aur khota rupaya bhi thik nikala. gosaeean ji ke darshan se chhitasvami ka man badal chuka tha. unake chamath‍kar se prabhavit hokar unh‍hoanne kshama moangi aur kaha ki- "mujhe apani charan-sharan ke abhay dan se kritarth kijiye. ap dayasinh‍dhu haian. haribhaktisudhadan se mere pap-tap ka shaman karake bhavasagar se par hone ka mantr dijiye. apaka prashray chho dakar doosara sh‍than mere liye hai bhi to nahian, sagar se sarita milati hai to ph‍yasi tho de rah jati hai." shrigosaeean ji maharaj ne unako brahmasamh‍banh‍dh diya. ==pad rachana guru ke padapadm makaranh‍d ke rasash‍vadan se pramath‍t hokar chhitash‍vami ne apani kavh‍y-bharati ka avahan kiya-

"bhee ab giridhar soan pahichan.
kapataroop dhari chhalibe aye, purushoth‍tam nahian jan..
chhotau b dau kachhoo nahian janh‍yau, chhay rahyau agh‍yan.
"chhit" sh‍vami dekhat apanayau, bitthal kripanidhan.."

diksha grahan ke bad chhitash‍vami ne 'navani‍tapriy' ke darshan kiye. unh‍hoanne gasoeean ji se ghar jane ki ajna maangi. kuchh kal ke bad ve sh‍thayi roop se govardhan ke nikat 'pooanchhari' sh‍than par shh‍yam tamal vriksh ke niche rahane lage. ve shrinath ji ke samane kirtan karate aur unaki lila ke saras padoan ki rachana karate the. unake pad sidhi-sadi saral bhasha mean haian. brajabhoomi ke prati unamean pragadh anurag tha.

rachanayean

inaki rachanaoan ka samay san 1555 ee. ke asapas mana jata haian. chhitasvami ke keval 64 padoan ka pata chala hai. unaka arth-vishay bhi vahi hai, jo 'ashtachhap' ke any prasiddh kaviyoan ke padoan ka hai, yatha-

1. ath pahar ki seva
2. krishn lila ke vividh prasang
3. gosaeean ji ki badhaee

inake padoan ka ek sankalan vidya-vibhag, kaankarauli se 'chhitasvami' shirshak se prakashit ho chuka hai. inake padoan mean shrriangar ke atirikt brajabhoomi ke prati premavyanjana bhi achchhi paee jati hai.

ashtachhap ke kavi

"e ho bidhina! to soan aanchara pasari maangauan, janam janam dijai yahi braj basibau" se unaki brajakshetr ke prati ash‍tha ka pata chalata hai. gosaeean vitthalanath ji ne unaki dridh bhakti aur saras pad-rachana se prasanh‍n hokar unako 'ashtachhap' mean sammilit kar liya. ve ni:sh‍prihata ke moortiman roop the.

deh tyag

gosaeean vitthalanath ji ke lila-pravesh ke bad sanvat 1642 vikrami (1585 ee.) mean chhitash‍vami ne apane nivas sh‍than par pooanchhari mean deh th‍yag kar diya. unh‍hoanne 'pushtimarg' ke vikas mean mahan yog diya.