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:

1. Surdas ji
2. Parmanand Das ji
3. Kumbhan Das ji
4. Krishna Das ji
5. Govind Das ji
6. Chitswami Das ji
7. Chaturbhuj Das ji
8. Nand das ji