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Tradition Of Jagadguru

The word 'Jagadguru' is very old. In the Mahabharata, Arjuna called Shri Krishna 'Jagadguru' - 'krishnam vande jagadgurum'. Shri Krishna Himself is the foremost original 'Spiritual Master of the World.'
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Why The Need Of a Jagadguru

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It is difficult for an ordinary soul to recognise a true God-realised Saint by observing his outer appearance. All the scholars therefore decided to generate the seat of Jagadguru, so that whoever assumed that seat, could be accepted as a Guru without any doubt.
In the age of Kali-Yuga, 5 ORIGINAL Jagadgurus have been appointed.
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Jagadguru Shankaracharya
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Jagadguru Ramanujacharya
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Jagadguru Nimbarkacharya
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Jagadguru Madhvacharya
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Guru and Shisha

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Even if you already have a Guru, you can still benefit from studying the philosophy revealed by the Original Jagadguru to deepen your understanding of the divine scriptures and enrich your spiritual journey. This is why the title of Jagadguru has been established, for the welfare and guidance of all souls, irrespective of their background or spiritual lineage.
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Jagadguru Shankaracharya

Jagadguru Shankarcharaya was the first or 'Adi' Jagadguru who appeared on this earth about 2500 years ago (500 BC). He re-established the greatness of Sanatan Dharm in India with the aim of propagating the Vedic religion, and diminishing the effects of the prevalent, spurious doctrines and false religions. His philosophy is known as advaitvad or absolute monism (non-dualism), and it forms the basis for the teachings of the path of gyan.
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Jagadguru Ramanujacharya

Jagadguru Ramanujacharya appeared about 1000 years ago. His philosophy is known as vishisht advaitvad, or qualified monism (qualified non-dualism). He described God not only as the Creator, the Lord of the Universe, but also as omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent, and a divine ocean of knowledge, bliss, compassion and other unlimited attributes. He stated that the individual soul is both an infinitesimal fraction and an eternal servant of God, and at the same time, He said that God resides in the heart of every soul.
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Jagadguru Nimbarkacharya

Jagadguru Nimbarkacharya appeared during 11th Century A.D. He put forward the philosophy of dwaitadvaitvad or dualistic non-dualism (mono-dualism). He described the soul as a fraction of God, and that the purpose of creation is for the souls to receive God's grace and realise Him. Considering Himself to be a servant and God to be His Master, He introduced selfless, wholehearted devotion to Radha-Krishna.
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Jagadguru Madhvacharya

Jagadguru Madhvacharya appeared about 700 years ago. He propagated dvaitvad or philosophy of dualism. He stressed that the attainment of the personal form of God is the goal of all souls. His philosophy states that an individual soul can attain God realisation and liberation only through Bhakti. He stressed that there is nothing greater than thinking about, listening to, remembering and praising God's names and virtues.

Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj 5th Original Jagadguru of this age

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At the age of 34, Shri Maharaj Ji delivered a series of lectures to the 500 scholars of Kashi Vidvat Parishat. Shri Maharaj Ji spoke in classical Sanskrit, giving innumerable quotations from the Vedas, Puranas, Mahabharata, Ramayana, etc. He presented a unique reconciliation of the varying philosophies of the four Jagadgurus: Jagadguru Shri Shankaracharya, Jagadguru Shri Ramanujacharya, Jagadguru Shri Nimbarkacharya and Jagadguru Shri Madhavcharya.

Jagadguruttam

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Shri Maharaj Ji was thus honoured with the title of Jagadguru by Kashi Vidvat Parishat, the distinguished and exclusive organisation of 500 Vedic scholars, in the holy city of Kashi, on 14 January 1957. This title of Jagadguru was last granted more than 700 years ago, and is only awarded to a divine personality who possesses complete theoretical knowledge of all scriptures, as well as practical experience of God, and who brings about a spiritual revolution in the world.
Upon listening to Shri Maharaj Ji's unique and authoritative knowledge of all scriptures, along with his astonishing reconciliation of the philosophies of the four Jagadgurus, the scholars of Kashi Vidvat Parishat were left with no option but to accept Shri Maharaj Ji as Jagadguruttam, 'Supreme amongst all Jagadgurus'. The Scholars also honored Him with the following titles (scroll down).
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Shrimat - Padavyakya - Pramana - Paravarina

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Shri Maharaj Ji was thus honoured with the title of Jagadguru by Kashi Vidvat Parishat, the distinguished and exclusive organisation of 500 Vedic scholars, in the holy city of Kashi, on 14 January 1957. This title of Jagadguru was last granted more than 700 years ago, and is only awarded to a divine personality who possesses complete theoretical knowledge of all scriptures, as well as practical experience of God, and who brings about a spiritual revolution in the world.

Vegamarga - Pratisthapan - Acharya

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The Vedas are the top most treasure amongst all scriptures in the Hindu philosophy and are eternal, boundless and are in fact the Divine words of God Himself. Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj manifested the quintessence of all Vedic Scriptures by revealing and establishing the easiest path to God Realisation-the true goal of every individual soul.

Nikhildarshan Samanvayacharya

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Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj validated all existing philosophies of Spiritual Masters from the past, and at the same time, He presented His own philosophy in the simplest form, which reconciled all contradictory viewpoints and discrepancies found in the existing philosophies and scriptural teachings.
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A seated sage under a golden canopy teaching a group of attentive disciples during sunset.
A seated sage under a golden canopy teaching a group of attentive disciples during sunset.
A seated sage under a golden canopy teaching a group of attentive disciples during sunset.

Sanatana - Vaidic - Dharma - Pratishthapana - Satsampradaya - Paramacharya

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The Supreme Spiritual Master who has revealed the eternal Vedic principles that lead one to their ultimate goal. With due respect to all existing philosophies and religions in the world today, He established selfless devotion to Radha-Krishna as the only true eternal path for the individual souls to attain the ultimate goal of life-God Realisation.

Bhaktiyogarasavatar

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Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj not only had complete authority over the Vedas and the Vedic Scriptures, but was also the embodiment of Divine Love Bliss, and hence was honoured with the title of "Bhaktiyogarasavatar". In the current dark age (Kaliyuga), He made the Divine Love of Radha-Krishna flow into even the most sinful hearts, proving Him to be Bhaktiyogarasavatar (an embodiment of Divine Love Bliss).

Bhagavadananta - Shri Vibhushita Jagadguruttam

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"The Most Revered Divine Personality, Supreme among all Jagadgurus."In honouring Shri Maharaj Ji as Jagadguruttam, the learned scholars of Kashi Vidvat Parishat acclaimed that he was the repository of the essence, as well as the final conclusion on, all varying philosophies of the previous four Jagadgurus.

Sanatan Vedic Dharm APP

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As a starting point, if you want to learn the basics of His Divine Philosophy, and to have your critical questions answered, such as 'Who am 'I'?, "What is happiness and How do I find it?', 'What is my purpose?', 'Who is God?' etc, then the Sanatan Vedic Dharm APP will easily answer all these questions for you and ALL of Shri Maharajji's lectures have ENGLISH subtitles.
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