This paper examines a selection of vārtā, narratives about the lives of saintly figures in the Vallabhācārya (c. 1479-1533) tradition, composed in Brajbhāṣā and compiled during the 16th and 17th centuries. They describe how specific individuals became initiated by Vallabha or by his son and successor, Viṭṭhalanātha, also known as Śrī Gusaiṃjī (c. 1516-1588). While the narratives focus on the actions and behavior of these Vaiṣṇāvas before and after initiation, the first part of most of these "stories about the three lives" (tīn janma kī bhāvanā vālī), along with their commentary sections (bhāvprakās), clarify that these individuals (men, women, children) were sakhī with varying dispositions in the līlā world, with differing proximity to other sakhī and to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. The text outlines their appearance, unique characteristics, and relationships with one another. Although most are clearly depicted as feminine in the līlā, they incarnate on earth as future devotees and members of Vallabha's community, taking on male or female bodies in a society where gender plays a significant role. The devotional and feminine gender of the sakhī may or may not align with that of the embodied individual.