A Divine breeze permeated the entire brahmand on the
Sharat Poornima night of October, 1922, when Jagadguru Shree
Kripaluji Maharaj appeared in Mangarh village (near Allahabad,
India) in a most respectable brahman family. From the
very first day he delighted the hearts of everyone around him
with his sweet smile and serene look.
Sharat Poornima is the famous
full moon night of October when Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani
revealed the true Vrindaban Bliss about 5,000 years ago that
enticed the heart of God Shiv.
Kripaluji Maharaj is lovingly
called Maharajji by his devotees. Since childhood his extraordinary
virtues were noticed by the people. (As a custom of the family,
his elderly people got him married at an early age.) When he
was around fourteen years of age he went to Indore to study
Sanskrit literature, and, to the amazement of the teachers of
that institution, whatever topic he chose to study, he mastered
all of them within two years.
Total absorbment in absolute Divine love
He was now around sixteen
years of age. He resumed his natural Divine nature, and, at
that time, whoever had seen him, would have glimpsed the
true form of Radha Krishn love, appearing in its fullest charm
of highest ecstatic excitement… Remaining in that state
of absolute engrossment, he walked to Chitrakoot and Sharbhang
and Graced the deserving souls living there.
Shree Maharajji then moved
towards Sharbhang and Graced a devotee of gopi bhao who
was deeply longing for Krishn’s vision.
In the same state of Divinely-absorbed-consciousness
he moved towards Mahoba and then to Jhansi. People of this world
could not see the Divineness of Maharajji’s body, but still
they saw the physical expressions of his Bhao.
The pious people who saw him
were amazed to see his Bhao state and thus they took
the privilege to invite him to their houses. In this way, there
were a number of families in whose house he stayed, somewhere
a few hours and somewhere a day or two, but he was constantly
twenty-four hours in Bhao. Day and night made no difference
for him. In those days people used to call him Paramhansji because
he was always in an absolute state of Radha Krishn love. For
about two years he stayed in that state.
Around 1940 he came to Vrindaban.
Swooning while he uttered ‘Krishn, Krishn,’ dancing in ecstasy,
and loudly laughing in ecstatic excitement, his presence in
Vrindaban excited the hearts of the devotees who saw him. News
about him spread around and a few devotees with a longing heart
came from Mathura to invite him to their house.
Shree Maharajji now decided
to introduce the true Braj ras to the souls of this world
as Radha Rani and Shree Krishn gave about 5,000 years ago and
Shree Chaitanya Mahaprabhuji showered the same nectar of Krishn
love about 500 years ago. Being always absorbed in the ecstatic
states of Radha Bhao, it was hard to communicate with
the people. So, for the good of the souls, he subsided his
Bhao state to some extent and decided to reveal the
leela Bliss of Radha Krishn to the people in general
through regular satsang which mainly contained the chanting
(sankirtan) of the names, virtues and the leelas
of Radha Krishn. He started his satsang in the houses
of the devotees in Mathura, and then in Agra and Allahabad,
and so on.
The Bhavavesh state
His sankirtan programs of those days were like the vivid
glow of Radha Krishn love that touched every heart, inspired
everyone who was there and thrilled every soul who desired Krishn
love. Quite often he revealed the Bliss of ‘Hari Bol...’ in
his Bhavavesh ecstasy during satsang.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhuji, who
was the descension of Radha Rani, showered the true nectar of
Krishn name through the chanting of ‘Hare Ram...’ and revealed
the most amazing ecstatic state of Radha Bhao in his
‘Hari Bol...’ chanting which happened only during the ecstasy
(Bhavavesh). According to the known history of the
rasik Saints, these eminent states of Radha Krishn love
were revealed on the earth planet by Chaitanya Mahaprabhuji
for the first time in the last 5,000 years. The same expressions
of Divine love were seen in Shree Kripaluji Maharaj when he
chanted ‘Hare Ram...’ and sang ‘Hari Bol...’ in ecstasy.
Thus, resounding Uttar Pradesh
(Agra, Mathura, Allahabad, etc.) with ‘Hari Bol...’ he again
came back to Mahu in early 1942. Apart from nam sankirtan,
he began to sing leela pad (songs) also.
Distributing Braj ras
While in Mahu he freely distributed the Bliss of Krishn name
through nam sankirtan. He frequently visited Mandaleshwar
and Maheshwar and had nonstop nam sankirtan programs
of mostly one to two weeks or even more in those places and
also near the Narmada river. Once in Gopal Mandir in Mahu a
15 days’ nam sankirtan was organized, but slowly it stretched
up to 4 months. The devotees, everyday, had new devotional experiences.
All the devotees of Maheshwar, Mandaleshwar and Mahu were very
close to Shree Maharajji like a family.
You have to understand the
kind and class of the Divine Bliss which Shree Maharajji is
giving, the magnitude of the Divine love he is revealing, and
the extent of Graciousness which he is showering upon all the
souls.
When a devotee hears or reads
that the ‘Hari Bol’ chanting of Chaitanya Mahaprabhuji enticed
even the wild beasts, he forms a great Divine image of that
event. But when he sees the Bhao state of Shree Maharajji
during the chanting or he sees Shree Maharajji’s ‘Hari Bol’
chanting (on video) his material mind fails to comprehend its
Divine greatness because its Divinity could only be experienced
by a Divine personality and its devotional effects could be
experienced by a dedicated devotional mind to the extent of
its purity and the understanding of its value. So, it is
most important that a devotee should understand the Divine greatness
of Shree Maharajji’s satsang and chanting to receive
its full benefit.
Revealing the Divine literature and being honored
as supreme Jagadguru of this age
On the request of the devotees, Shree Maharajji documented the
devotional philosophy of Krishn love
“Prem Ras
Siddhant” in 1955. He called for one of the devotees and
dictated the whole book with Sanskrit quotations of scriptures
(although he had never read those scriptures). The devotee was
incredibly amazed at the scriptural omniscience of Shree Maharajji.
In October 1955 he organized
a religious convention in Chitrakoot in which the prominent
spiritual leaders of India and the Jagadgurus participated.
Mahamahopadhyay Giridhar Sharma, President of Kashi Vidvat Parishad,
had also come and was thrilled with the Divine dignity and the
Divine knowledge (of the Bhartiya scriptures) of Shree Maharajji.
Another convention was organized
in 1956 in Kanpur. In the Kanpur convention the chief secretary
of Kashi Vidvat Parishad, Shree Raj Narain, Shat Shastree, who
was a great learned person and a popular scholarly figure of
Varanasi, happened to come and listen to Shree Maharajji’s discourse.
He was so overtaken with the unparalleled scriptural wisdom
of Shree Maharajji that, in his speech (on the second day of
the seminar) he said, “We, the scholars of Kashi, have great
self-esteem of our scriptural learning. But personally what
I have experienced here has opened my eyes. I feel blessed to
have the opportunity of being near Shree Kripaluji Maharaj whose
unfathomed scriptural wisdom and absorbment in Divine love at
the same time is the authentication of his Divine excellence.
I urge the congregation to recognize the Divine greatness of
Shree Maharajji, listen to his teachings carefully, try to imbibe
it into your life, and make your life blissful forever. It is
our great luck that such a Divine personality is among us. We
have to make use of this Divine opportunity.”
When he went back home, on
behalf of the Kashi Vidvat Parishad, he invited Shree Maharajji
to Grace the scholars and the pandits of Varanasi with
his Divine speech; and thus, Shree Maharajji went to Kashi in
1957.
His speeches went on for seven
days. The congregation had almost all the scholars of Varanasi
and also many others who came from other provinces of India.
They had never seen such a Divine personality who is absolutely
well versed in all of the scriptures (Vedas, Upnishads, Sutras,
Upvedas, Vedangas, Darshan Shastras, Puranas, Itihas, the philosophies
of the Jagadgurus and the writings of the rasik
Saints etc.), and, at the same time, he was humble, kind and
absorbed in Radha Krishn Bhao, which radiated from his
personality.
Now, the learned pandits of Kashi Vidvat Parishad
took the privilege of honoring Shree Maharajji with the flowers
of their appreciation
and praised their fortune to have the opportunity to worship
him as the Supreme Jagadguru of this age
. He is thus the fifth original Jagadguru in the last 5,000
years. Prior to him there were only four original Jagadgurus:
Jagadguru Nimbarkacharya (before 600 BC), Jagadguru Shankaracharya
(509-477 BC), Jagadguru Ramanujacharya (1017-1137 AD) and Jagadguru
Madhvacharya (13th century).
His philosophy and teachings: He did
not write his separate philosophy. He accepts the Shat Sandarbh
of Jeev Goswami and says that the Bhagwatam is the complete
and final scriptural authority. But the most important thing
which he did was the reconciliation of the differences that
appear in the philosophies of other Jagadgurus and the Darshan
Shastras and established the true theme of the scriptures. Thus,
he removed all the philosophical controversies that prevailed
for hundreds of years and for this reason the learned pandits
of Kashi also called him
which means the supreme acharya of this age who has reconciled
the philosophies of all the Darshan Shastras.
Shree Maharajji says that the desired goal
of a soul is to receive the selfless Divine love of Radha Krishn.
They are the Soul of your soul and are eternally related to
you. Knowing this, you have to develop a deep desire to selflessly
serve Them and love Them and strengthen your faith in Them.
Keeping away from bad associations, yearningly remember Them
and chant Their name and the leelas. That’s all you have
to do and leave the rest upon Them. Just remember that They
are yours and you belong to Them. They are most kind and causelessly
merciful
;
They will do the best for you.
About five hundred years ago
when the great Masters wrote their books, Sanskrit was the common
scholarly language. But nowadays the social situation has changed
and fewer people learn Sanskrit. So, for the convenience of
the majority of the people, Shree Maharajji has revealed his
philosophical and devotional books in the Hindi language.
From the early morning until he goes to bed, Shree Maharajji
is among the devotees showering the nectar of Krishn love in
many ways. Sometimes he is playfully talking with the devotees,
sometimes he is giving darshan, sometimes he is walking
among the devotees in the satsang hall and giving them
a feeling of closeness with him, sometimes he is introducing
a new line of chanting, sometimes he is giving a devotional
speech, and so on. Chanting of the names, virtues and the
leelas is always going on wherever Shree Maharajji stays.
Shree Maharajji mostly resides
in his ashrams
at Mangarh,
Barsana
and
Vrindaban.
Thousands of people visit these Divine centers to have Shree
Maharajji’s darshan and to participate in ecstatic chanting
programs and celebrations
like Holi, Guru Poornima, Janmashtmi, Radha Ashtmi, Sharat Poornima,
and Divali etc. Sometimes Shree Maharajji visits different cities
and towns of India to enlighten the hearts and minds of the
huge audiences that gather to hear his explanations of the Divine
philosophy. His vivid descriptions of Radha Krishn leelas
and virtues thrill the audience with the experience of Krishn
love.
In March, 2002 a historical
event took place when Shree Maharajji went to Jagannath Puri
in Orissa during his visit to Bhuvaneshwar and gave his darshan
to thousands of enthusiastic devotees. In Bhuvaneshwar he Graced
the enormous crowds with the Divine knowledge in his amazing
discourses and imparted devotional love into the hearts of the
devotees through his powerful chantings of Radha Krishn name.
Shree Maharajji’s entire life
is the revelation of the state of Radha Krishn love.
and praised their fortune to have the opportunity to worship
him as the Supreme Jagadguru of this age
which means the supreme acharya of this age who has reconciled
the philosophies of all the Darshan Shastras. 
They are the Soul of your soul and are eternally related to
you. Knowing this, you have to develop a deep desire to selflessly
serve Them and love Them and strengthen your faith in Them.
Keeping away from bad associations, yearningly remember Them
and chant Their name and the leelas. That’s all you have
to do and leave the rest upon Them. Just remember that They
are yours and you belong to Them. They are most kind and causelessly
merciful
;
They will do the best for you.