Vaishnava Samhita. Vitthalanatha Charitam. Vol III Book VII Chp 3 Shloka 6 September 8, 2018 Subhashri Vyas श्रीसूरदासप्रमुखैरष्टभागवतैः सह |सन्ततं सेव्यमानश्च सखीभिर्भगवानिव ||He was serving Lord Shri Krishna, accompanied by eight great bhagavatas like Shri Surdaas. In this, he resembled Lord Krishna Himself, who was accompanied by eight maidens.