Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj

His Life Divine Appearance Day 5th October 1922

Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj appeared in a small village called Mangarh, near Allahabad, in India, on the auspicious night of Sharat Purnima in October 1922. His mother, Bhagvati Devi, and father, Lalita Prasad, named Him Ram Kripalu at birth. From the very first day, He delighted the hearts of everyone around Him with His sweet smile and serene look.
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Childhood And Studies 1922-1944

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Since His childhood, His extraordinary virtues were noticed by people around Him. He spent His childhood in youthful fun, but at the same time, He excelled effortlessly in His studies and astonished His teachers and fellow students by His extraordinary intelligence and phenomenal memory. According to the tradition at that time, His parents got him married when He was 11 years old.
He completed His schooling in a very short span of time, followed by the study of Sanskrit grammar, literature and Ayurveda. He received the degree of Vyakaranacharya in 1936, Ayurved Acharya in 1943 and Sahitya Acharya (Master of Literature) in 1944. This brief period of study did not include study of the scriptures.
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Divine Meditative State

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At around the age of sixteen, He suddenly gave up His studies and resumed His natural divine nature and remained engrossed in Divine Love as He disappeared into the dense forest near Sharbhang ashram in Chitrakoot, and then into the forests near Vanshivat in Vrindavan.
During this period, He graced many deserving souls who got to see a glimpse of the true form of Radha-Krishna Bhakti. After approximately two years in this deep state of divine ecstasy, Shri Maharajji decided to control His Divine Meditative State and started revealing His Divine wisdom and knowledge of the scriptures to the whole world.

Service To Souls 1940-1955

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In the 1940s and 1950s, Shri Maharajji started conducting satsangs that brought about a revolution of Bhakti. He would lead kirtans imbued with intense devotion, which would continue throughout the night. He would also start to give informal discourses where He explained the concepts of devotion in a very simple manner. He would sometimes speak for several hours at a time. His prime goal was to educate everyone about the knowledge given in our scriptures.
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Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj

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Honored As Jagadguru

1955-1957

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In 1955, Shri Maharajji organized a grand conference in Chitrakoot, which was attended by the most eminent scholars and Saints from Kashi, and various other parts of India. Another religious conference of a similar scale was organised by Him in 1956 in Kanpur. It was during these conferences that His scriptural omniscience was revealed to the world, and even themost learned scholars of Kashi who attended the conference were lost in amazement.
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Impressed by Shri Maharaj Ji's extraordinary authoritative knowledge of all the scriptures, the Kashi Vidvat Parishat, a prestigious and exclusive body of 500 of the most revered Vedic scholars, who collectively represented the foremost seat of spiritual learning in India, invited him to Kashi (Varanasi). Shri Maharaj Ji delivered a series of discourses in Sanskrit, which left all of them spellbound and speechless. With profound admiration, the scholars accepted Shri Maharaj Ji's knowledge to be deeper than the combined knowledge of all 500 of them put together.
They unanimously acclaimed him as "Jagadguru" (Spiritual Master of the whole world). This historic event took place on 14 January 1957. At the time, He was only 34 years of age.

Spreading Knowledge 1957-1971

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After accepting the title of Jagadguru, Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj travelled throughout India continuously for around fourteen years. He delivered month-long discourses in various cities, in which He revealed the mysteries of the scriptures before tens of thousands of people.Masses gathered at the venue for a glimpse of this extraordinary scholar and Saint whose words left them spellbound. It was a unique experience as He made the deepest scriptural truths accessible to everyone in the simplest language.

Extreme Grace To the world 1957-1971

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During these years of His life, Shri Maharaj Ji composed thousands of bhajans and kirtans that evoke devotional sentiments within the heart. Topmost amongst them is 'Prem Ras Madira', a collection of 1008 devotional songs that has been highly praised by well-known poets of India. His book on philosophy, Prem Ras Siddhant' explains the ultimate aim of the individual soul, and sheds light on the importance of attaining divine grace and the indispensability of surrendering to a Saint.
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Bhakti Mandir,
Mangarh
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Prem Mandir,
Vrindavan
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Kirti Mandir,
Barsana
Shri Maharajji began and completed two world known Mandirs - Bhakti Mandir and Prem Mandir. He also laid the ground work for the third Mandir - Kirti Mandir which was revealed to the world in 2019. These three Mandirs are the epitome of Bhakti and His Divine Gifts to the whole world.
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His Philanthropic Mission

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JKC Mangarh
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JKC Vrindavan
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JKC Barsana
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JKPE
Shri Maharajji also built three large scale charitable hospitals, Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya (JKC) that have been catering to millions of impoverished patients. His educational institution, Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat Education (JKPE), located in Kunda, Uttar Pradesh gives a full and 100% free education to underpriviledged girls.
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Guru Of The Entire world

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Shri Maharaj Ji ascended to His Divine Abode on 15th November 2013. We must understand, however, that a Divine Guru never leaves us and is always giving us Grace. He Graces us as much as we surrender to Him. Just listen to His Divine Philosophy and practice His teachings and this will lead to true surrender. The rest will be managed by Him. Just have faith.
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Presidents Of

Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat

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H.H. Sushri Dr. Shyama Tripathi Ji
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H.H. Sushri Dr. Krishna Tripathi Ji
Shri Maharajji had appointed His three daughters as the Presidents of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat. H.H. Sushri Dr. Vishakha Tripathi Ji served as JKP President till 2024. The current Presidents of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat are H.H. Sushri Dr. Shyama Tripathi Ji and H.H. Sushri Dr. Krishna Tripathi Ji.
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