Kilhadev

{{Short description|16th-century Hindu religious leader}}

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Kilhadevacharya or Kilhadevji was the second Mahant of Gaddi of Galtaji, Jaipur, one of thirty-six dwaras of Ramanandi Sampradaya (Bairagis). He succeeded gaddi after his guru Krishnadas Payahari.{{cite book|last1=Gupta|first1=Dr R.K|last2=Bakshi|first2=Dr S.R|title=Rajsthan through the ages - Vol 4. Jaipur rulers and administrators|year=2008|publisher=Sarup & sons|isbn=978-81-7625-841-8|pages=118|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DLQeSBLpUwsC}}

He was the Guru of Raja Askaran, ruler of Amber(Jaipur) and Narwar.[http://krizna.in/001-Epics/Bhaktmal-Katha-Hindi/Bhaktmal-Katha-Hindi.pdf Shree Bhaktmal, Sri Nimbark Teerth-Salemabad, Rajasthan, p.860] And Diksha Guru of Rupsi Bairagi, son of Prithvi Singh, ruler of Amber (Jaipur) and uncle of Askaran.Shree Bhaktmal, Geeta Press, Gorakhpur, P.772-774[http://krizna.in/001-Epics/Bhaktmal-Katha-Hindi/Bhaktmal-Katha-Hindi.pdf Shree Bhaktmal, Sri Nimbark Teerth-Salemabad, Rajasthan, p.848]

He had good knowledge of Samkhya Darshan and Yoga.Shree Bhaktmal, Geeta Press, Gorakhpur, P.374[http://krizna.in/001-Epics/Bhaktmal-Katha-Hindi/Bhaktmal-Katha-Hindi.pdf Shree Bhaktmal, Sri Nimbark Teerth-Salemabad, Rajasthan, p.275] He emphasized on Yoga Abhyāsa (Yoga Practice) along with Ram Bhakti (devotion to Bhagwan Ram). Thus assimilating the yoga practice into his devotional tradition, he propounded the Tapasi tradition of Ramanandi sampradaya.{{Cite book |last=Śukla |first=Dineśa Candra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FhscAAAAIAAJ&q=Kilhadas |title=Spiritual Heritage of Rajasthan |date=1992 |publisher=Books Treasure |language=en |quote=Kilhadas was a disciple who emphasised Yogabhyas in parallel with the devotion l to Ram . Thus , he propounded the Tapasi extension of Ramananda's Vairagi tradition by assimilating the Yoga Sadhana}} He is also credited with authoring Adhyāsadhvaṃsaleśa one of the spiritual Ramanandi text.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LCsMAAAAIAAJ&q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6 |title=Saṃskr̥ta vāṅmaya kā br̥had itihāsa: Vedānta: Vedānta-Advaita tathā Vedānta sambaddha sampradāya, Gītā sāhitya |date=1996 |publisher=Uttara Pradeśa Saṃskr̥ta Saṃsthāna |language=hi}}