Festivals
Makar Sankranti is a festival of Harvest. Hindus from all the parts of India celebrate it every year with great cheer and devotion. It is also the day when the Sun-god starts ascending. It is reflected in this Vedic verse, तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। tamaso mā jyotirgamaya।
Myth busters
Is Bhakti just emotionalism? Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj explains why true devotion requires spiritual logic, secrecy, and humility, not theatrical displays.
Daily prayer written by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj is essence of all Hindu scriptures put in the prayer form. Humbly read these words and feel them. Ask God for His grace and mercy. * दैनिक प्रार्थना * Transliteration * English Meaning दैनिक प्रार्
Arti is sung while doing fire circumambulation of God and Guru with a lighted lamp. God says "those who worship Me are not my real devotees, but those who worship my devotees are My real devotees". Sing this arti while humbling yourself before Guru's lotus feet.
Avadhi, Braj Bhasha, Khadi boli are various dialects of Hindi. Jagadguruttam Swami Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj frequently uses words from these dialects in His literary compositions. This dictionary provides definitions of many of those words. In most cases the devotional meanings of the words are given in the contexts Shri
Practical Sadhana
Question God's form is divine. He cannot be casted into a material objects. Why then, do people worship idols made of stone, or pictures? Answer The word idol is translation of Sanskrit word moorti . To really answer this question three things have to be understood. First understand the
The Saint
Arjun was the chosen one by Bhagavan-Shri Krishna to execute the destined plan of “killing the unrighteous and reestablishing righteousness in the world”. In the olden times blowing conches was the battle cry. In the battlefield of Kurushetra after all the conches were blown to announce the start of the
Ultimate Goal of Life
There are six schools of philosophy in Sanatan dharma. Each of those philosophies are written in a scripture. So, there are six scriptures which are collectively referred to as Darshan shastra (दर्शन शास्त्र, darśana śāstra ). In are Sanskrit the word darshan (दर्शन , darśana) has 2
Bhaktiyog
Ragatmika Bhakti (Devanagari: रागात्मिका भक्ति ISO15919: rāgātmikā bhakti ) is the spontaneous thirst of Shri Krishna-love in the hearts of the eternal associates of Shri Krishna. The natural love of the inhabitants of Braj is the example of Ragatmika Bhakti . It is found in Nand, Yashoda,
Practical Sadhana
While doing arti of Shri Radha Krishna-The Divine Couple pay attention to the words and make your bhav according to these divine words of Jagadguruttam Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj words. * श्री युगल सरकार आरती * श्री युगल सरकार आरती-अर्थ * Transliteration * English Meaning श्
Practical Sadhana
Mentally or physically prepare a scrumptious meal and offer it lovingly to Shri Radha Krishna-The Divine Couple . This is called offering bhog . Pay attention to the words of this bhog song and make your bhav according to these divine words of Jagadguruttam Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj words to enjoy the
The Soul, Material world and detachment
During Satyug , human beings were spiritual, humble, co-operative and satisfied with life. But in the Tretayug , these qualities gradually started diminishing. In order to have the society continue to function in a coordinated manner with everyone owning the accountability for their work, the Vedas recommend that human beings be classified