The Charandasji Sampradayaa or the Suk Sampradayaa was propounded by Charanadasji. He was born at Pahra near Alwar. After the death of his father Muralidhar, his mother Kunjo Devi brought him, at the age of seven, to her parents in Delhi. He travelled to many places but his main seat was Delhi. Charandasji had started a Vaishnav sampradaya in 1753, which was called Suk or Charandasi Sampradaya after his guru Sukdev and him. The contribution of Charandasji and his tradition to religious literature in Rajasthan is immense. The poems of Charandasji and his two women disciples, Sahjo Bai and Daya Bai, are in mixed language, i.e. Khadli Boli, Braj and Rajasthani.
Charandasji had accepted and followed the Srihad Bhagwat Puran in its entirety. He preached gyan, yog, dhyan and Bhakti, but his emphasis was more on the `Navadha` Bhakti. For him Bhakti is superior to yog, as no method is successful without it. The Supreme Being is indefinable (anirvacaniya), but an attempt is made to define Him both as Sagun as well as Nirgun. In fact, He is both as well as beyond the both. He believes in the Incarnations. The Almighty`s abode (dham), name (nam), form (nip) and deeds (lilas) are eternal. Maya is the potency of God and is born of Him. God himself takes the form of Maya. Thus, the universe is a manifestation of God.
Sahjo Bai was born in a Phusar family and composed Sahaj-Prakas in 1743. It is mainly in doha, caupal, kundaliya and padas and is about guru bhakti, vairagya, purity of life, love, Nirgun, Sagun, Nam smaran etc. The expressions are natural and easy to follow.
Daya Bai was also born in a Dhusar family, at Dahra in Alwar. Her two poems, Daya Bodh (138 doha-caupal) and Vinay Malika (105 dohas) are available. Daya Bodh deals with love, ajapa jap, vairagya, guru bhakti etc. In Vinay Malika her devotion, dedication and deep faith in God are depicted in a lucid way.
The poems of Ram Rupji, a member of the Suk Sampradaya consists of on the Nirgun bhakti, dedication, etc. The poems are very moving and rank high in the Suk Sampradaya.
Nupa Bai, Akhairamdasjl, Manmohandasji and Sarasmadhuri were other notable authors in the Suk Sampradaya.
