Devotees of Sri Krishna

1. Devotees of Sri Krishna (Puranic):

• Gopis

• Sudama

• Pandavas

2. Sages associated with Sri Krishna (Puranic):

• Sage Garga (Gokula): Performed the naming ceremony of Sri Krishna secretly in cow-shed of Gokula.
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 10 - 8)

• Sage Sandipani (Avanti): Sri Krishna became the disciple of Sandipani Muni in Avanti.
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 10 - 45)

3. Saint Devotees of Sri Krishna (Historical):

• Sri Madhvacharya (1238 - 1317 CE) (Udupi): Exponent of the philosophy of Dvaita Vedanta and founder of the Udupi Mutt.

• Sri Namdev (1270 - 1350 CE) (Narsi): Tradition of Maharashtrian Saints who are ardent devotees of Lord Panduranga.

• Sri Jnaneshwar (1275 - 1296 CE) (Apegaon): Tradition of Maharashtrian Saints as well as Yogi of Nath tradition; Composed Dyaneshwari and Amrutanubhav.

• Sri Narsi Mehta (1414 - 1481 CE) (Gopnath) (1414 - 1488 CE): An ardent devotee of Sri Krishna who composed the famous bhajan "Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye".

• Sri Sankara Deva (1449 - 1568 CE) (Alipukhuri) (1449 - 1568 CE): Exponent of the philosophy of Ekasarana Dharma which is based on devotion to Sri Krishna.

• Sri Surdas (1478 - 1573 CE) (Sihi): An ardent devotee of Sri Krishna who composed Sur Sagar, a collection of melodious songs on Sri Krishna.

• Sri Vallabhacharya (1479 - 1531 CE) (Champaram): Exponent of the philosophy of Shuddha Advaita Vedanta and believed to have got the vision of Srinathji of Nathadwara.

• Sri Purandara Dasa (1484 - 1564 CE) (Purandaragada) (1484 - 1564 CE): Tradition of Haridasas of Karnataka who is called as the grandfather of Carnatic music.

• Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 - 1534 CE) (Nabadwip): Exponent of the philosophy of Achintya Bheda-Abheda; a pillar of Gaudiya Vaishnavism who popularised the chanting of Hare Krishna Maha Mantra.

• Sri Meerabai (1497 - 1557 CE) (Merta): An ardent devotee of Sri Krishna who considered the Lord as her husband; composed hundreds of bhajans of Sri Krishna which are popularly known as Meera bhajans.

• Sri Eknath (1533 - 1599 CE) (Paithan): Tradition of Maharashtrian Saints who composed Eknath Bhagavatam, a commentary on Srimad Bhagavatam.

• Sri Tukaram (1598 - 1650 CE) (Paithan): Tradition of Maharashtrian Saints who composed Abhangs glorifying Sri Panduranga.