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A True Devotee

27 March 2024
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(An excerpt of a speech made by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti) तृणादपि सुनीचेन तरोरपि सहिष्णुना । अमानिना मानदेन कीर्तनीयः सदा हरिः ॥ trinadapi sunichena tarorapi sahishnuna amanina manadena kirtaniyah sadah harih (Shikshashtak, Gaurang Mahaprabhu) Devotees on the path of bhakti need to fulfil the following conditions if they are to […]

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Holi Madhuri Leela

25 March 2024
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Ya kare ne, kare karataba kare Sunu gori hori khelana misa, haya! karora juluma dhare Malata gulala gala kahi ‘pyari’! Mohum kaha ‘tu kaha pyare’ Barabasa nainana naina milavata, puni taki-taki sainana mare Kahata lajata bata aurana sakhi, karata na ka, re daiya re Kaha ‘Kripalu’ tu to abala sakhi! ya te vidhi, hari, hara […]

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The Festival Holi

25 March 2024
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Do we really celebrate Holi? In celebrating Holi we highlight the omnipresence of God.  Unfortunately, most people fail to realise the true significance of this festival, and instead just play with colours and make merry.  The real aim of celebrating Holi is to follow the teachings and example of Bhakt Prahlada by developing unflinching faith […]

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Bhakti of Lord Shankar Ji

7 March 2024
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(An excerpt of a speech made by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj on Shivratri ) In the Ramayana, Tulsidas has written some verses and raised a question. Is there a principle that devotion to God can’t be attained without worshipping Lord Shankar ji?  Is it compulsory to worship Lord Shankarji?   The answer to this is […]

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12th Anniversary of Prem Mandir

6 March 2024
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(Temple of Divine Love) Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj, the Rasik Saint, who remained ever immersed in the bliss of Shri Radha Krishna’s most sublime divine love pastimes, offered a transcendental gift of this Supreme Love to Shri Vrindavan Dham – ‘PREM MANDIR’  (Temple of Divine Love). Generally temples are named after various descensions of […]

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Gopi Prem

13 February 2024
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(Romance with the Divine) Valentine’s day is being celebrated all over the world today on  14 February.  It however, has nothing to do with the scriptures, according to Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj.  It was a tradition started by people to have some fun and frolic. Since everyone was keen to celebrate this day, our […]

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A Tale of Shabari

22 January 2024
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(Mere Ram Ayenge – My Ram will come) Shabari was a disciple of Matanga Rishi.  Although she was uneducated, she had an immense amount of faith and devotion and firm belief in her Guru.  When Rishi Matanga became old and realised that his time on earth was coming to an end, he asked Shabri to […]

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Guru Dispels Darkness

14 January 2024
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If you want to attain Divine Grace, you have to seek the guidance of a Guru who is well-versed in the Vedas and all other scriptures, and who has realised God. You have to surrender to him alone; there is no other way. This has been ordained by God Himself. Why? God alone knows! He […]

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GOD and GURU

14 January 2024
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God and Guru can only shower grace and nothing else. Let us consider the case of a Saint. Prior to the attainment of God-realisation, a Saint performs all kinds of actions, both good and bad and bears the fruits. However, upon becoming God-realised, he ceases to work. तस्य कार्य न विद्यते । (Gita 3.17) The […]

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Jagadguruttam Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj

14 January 2024
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Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj is the only Saint of this age to be honoured with the title of Jagadguru, the highest authority among all Hindu Vedic Saints and scholars. This title is only given to that Saint who brings about a spiritual revolution in the world through his divine teachings. Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji […]

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