Vaja grew up in Pshavi, in the village of Chargali, in the small family of his father, the village priest Pavle, and his mother, Barbale Pkhikelashvili (Vazha-Pshavela brothers Bachana and Tedo Razikashvili also became famous writers). He studied at the Municipal Theological School, 1877 - 1879 - Tbilisi Teachers' Institute of the School of Civil orklasian, 1879 to Gori Teacher (saostato) Seminary in 1882 , he graduated from. The innate call of the truth-seeker brought Vazha-Pshavela closer to the circle of people in Gori. Once taught in Amtniskhevi , 1883 - 1884In the years he was a free listener at the Faculty of Law of the University of St. Petersburg .