The Holiest of Holies of the Present Age
It’s a matter of great pride for us that the Fifth Original Jagadguru, Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj is our beloved Master, whose divine knowledge is illuminating the whole world with its radiance.
What is Jagadguru? The word Jagad means the entire world, which is ever dynamic. Guru means one who is all-capable of dispelling the beginning-less ignorance and is capable of infusing the divine knowledge. In a nutshell, one who is accepted as the supreme spiritual teacher for the whole world is a Jagadguru.
What does Original Jagadguru mean? When the world in general is impressed by the Divine knowledge of a saint then this title is conferred upon the person. Once that saint leaves this world, most qualified of the remaining folks is granted his seat. That person is also called Jagadguru. But they are not called “Original Jagadguru”.
Why Fifth Original Jagadguru? Before him in the past 2500 years 4 other people have been adorned with this title. Shankaracharya, Nimbarkacharya, Madhavacharya and Ramanujacharya (13th Century). After 700 years this title has been conferred upon our Guru Swami Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj. So he is the fifth Original Jagadguru.
Who is qualified to confer this title? This title is not a degree that can be attained by going to a school. When the world is groping in the darkness of ignorance and irreligion then God out of his causelessly merciful nature sends a Divine personality, a saint, on this earth. When he propagates the Divine religion, knowledge and devotion (love for God aka Bhakti), which is drastically different from the contemporary beliefs, all religious henchmen take offense and invite the saint for a scriptural debate. In 1957 a panel of 500 scholars also invited Shri Maharajji for such a debate. Then Maharajji was asked to speak for several hours each day for a period of 10 days. On the 7th day seeing His unprecedented knowledge of the scriptures they willingly conferred upon him “Jagadguru” title along with 6 others as listed below
श्रीमत्पदवाक्यप्रमाण पारावारीण वेदमार्गप्रतिष्ठापनाचार्य, निखिलदर्शनसमन्वयाचार्य, सनातनवैदिकधर्मप्रतिष्ठापनपरमाचार्य, भक्तियोगरसावतार भगवदनन्तश्रीविभूषित
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स्वामि श्री कृपालु जी महाराज
śrīmatpadavākyapramāṇapārāvārīṇa vedamārgapratiṣṭhāpanācārya, nikhiladarśanasamanvayācārya, sanātanavaidikadharmapratiṣṭhāpanaparamācārya, bhaktiyogarasāvatāra bhagavadanantaśrīvibhūṣita
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svāmi śrī kṛpālu jī mahārāja
śrīmatpadavākyapramāṇapārāvārīṇa - One who is proficient in all philosophies propounded in Vyakran (Sanskrit Grammar), Nyay and Mimansa.
vedamārgapratiṣṭhāpanācārya - Supreme teacher who competently establishes a path of God realization according to Vedic philosophy.
nikhiladarśanasamanvayācārya - One who reconciles all philosophies according to the scriptures and Vedas.
sanātanavaidikadharmapratiṣṭhāpanaparamācārya - Supreme teacher for promoting Sanatan Vedic religion and the Supreme master of all the authentic schools of philosophy.
bhaktiyogarasāvatāra - One who is an incarnation of veritable Bhaktiyog and nectar of divine love.
bhagavadanantaśrīvibhūṣita - One who is endowed with innumerable divine attributes.
In order to spread the authentic knowledge to all masses, He has written a book “Prem Ras Siddhant”. This is the core of all Divine knowledge. He has reconciled all the seemingly conflicting beliefs and practices. This book is available in both Hindi and English