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{{short description|Hindu spiritual leader}}

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{{Infobox religious biography
| honorific-prefix = Jagadguru Shrī
| name = Kripāluji Maharaj
| honorific-suffix = Jī Mahārāj
| image = Kripalu Ji Maharaj Giving Lecture.jpg
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| alt = Kripalu
| caption = Kripālu Ji Maharaj giving lecture
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| san = {{lang|hi|जगद्गुरु श्री कृपालु जी महाराज}}}}
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
| lineage = [[Bhakti yoga]]
| sect =
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| temple = [[Prem Mandir Vrindavan|Prem Mandir, Vrindavan]]; [[Bhakti Mandir Mangarh]], [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]]
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| nationality = Indian
| home_town = Mangarh, [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]]
| birth_name = Rām Kripālu Tripathī
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|10|5|df=y}}<ref name="JKYOG Magazine">{{cite web|title=JKYOG Magazine|url=http://www.jkyog.org/emag/jky-emag-dec13.pdf|publisher=JKYOG}}</ref><ref name="Radha Madhav Society, US">{{cite web|title=Radha Madhav Society, US|url=http://radhamadhavsociety.org/about-us/shri-kripalu-ji-maharaj|work=RMS, US|publisher=Radha Madhav Society}}</ref>
| birth_place = Mangarh, [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|11|15|1922|10|05|df=yes}}<ref name="JKYOG Magazine"/><ref name="Radha Madhav Society, US"/>
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| location = Mangarh, [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]]
| title = Jagadguru
| period = 1957–2013
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| works = ''Prem Ras Sidhhant'', ''Prem Ras Madira'', ''Shyama Shyam Geet'', ''Radha Govind Geet'', ''Braj Ras Madhuri Part 1-4'', ''Yugal Shatak'', ''Yugal Ras'', ''Yugal Madhuri'', ''Bhakti Shatak'', ''Radha Trayodashi'', ''Kripalu Trayodashi''
| previous_post =
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| post = [[Guru]], Samanvaya-Acharya
| website = {{Official website|https://jkp.org.in|name=Official website of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat}}
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'''Kripaluji Maharaj''' ([[IAST]]: ''{{IAST|Kṛpālu}}'') (5 October 1922 – 15 November 2013)<ref>{{cite news|title=Spiritual Guru Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj passes away|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/spiritual-guru-jagadguru-kripalu-maharaj-passes-away_890031.html|access-date=25 November 2013|newspaper=[[Zee News]]|date=15 November 2013}}</ref> was a Hindu spiritual leader <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalbhakti.com/guru-profiles/kripalu-maharaj-profile.php|title=Hindu Spiritual Leader|access-date=8 August 2008}}</ref> from [[Allahabad]] (Prayag), India.<ref name=Singh>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070128/edit.htm#4|title=Varanasi seer's memory is phenomenal|author-link=Khushwant Singh|last=Singh|first=Khushwant|date=28 January 2007|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|publisher=[[Tribune India]]|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/ex-nepalese-king-gyanendra-meets-indian-spiritual-guru_100102843.html ''Ex-Nepalese King Gyanendra meets Indian Spiritual guru'']. 2 October 2008. [[Asian News International]].</ref><ref name="Maharajji Kripalu">{{cite web|url=http://maharajjikripalu.com/|title=Maharaj Ji Kripalu|access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref>

He was the founder of [[Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat]] (JKP), a worldwide Hindu non-profit organization with five main [[ashram]]s;<ref name="Walker, J.K 2007">Walker, J.K. 2007. ''The Concise Guide to Today's Religions and Spirituality''. [[Harvest House]] Publishers.</ref> four in India and one in the United States.<ref name="harvard">''[http://pluralism.org/files/affiliate/jain/RadhaMadhavDham.pdf Radha Madhav Dham]''. The Harvard Pluralism Project.</ref> JKP [[Radha Madhav Dham]] is one of the largest Hindu Temple complexes in the [[Western Hemisphere]],<ref name="hua">''[http://hua.edu/media/mediasupportfiles/newsletters_brochures/HU-Newsletter-7-03.pdf Vedic Foundation Inaugurated at Barsana Dham, Austin] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818030758/http://hua.edu/media/mediasupportfiles/newsletters_brochures/HU-Newsletter-7-03.pdf |date=18 August 2011 }}''. Retrieved 15 December 2011.</ref> and the largest in [[North America]].<ref name="ciment">Ciment, J. 2001. ''Encyclopedia of American Immigration''. Michigan: [[M. E. Sharpe|M.E. Sharpe]]</ref><ref name="HyltonandRosie" >Hylton, H. & Rosie, C. 2006. ''Insiders' Guide to Austin''. [[Globe Pequot Press]].</ref><ref name="texas-monthly">Mugno, M. & Rafferty, R.R. 1998. ''Texas Monthly Guidebook to Texas''. Gulf Pub. Co.</ref>

He was awarded the title of [[Jagadguru]] (world teacher) at the age of 34 by Kashi Vidvat Parishat (the oldest and most recognised body of Varanasi's intellectuals) on [[Makar Sankranti]] day, 14 January 1957.<ref name=Singh /><ref name="encyclopedia-of-american-religions">{{cite book|last1=Melton|first1=J. Gordon|author-link=J. Gordon Melton|title=The Encyclopedia of American Religions|date=2003|publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]]|isbn=978-0-7876-9696-2|title-link=The Encyclopedia of American Religions}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/mathura-15371222.html|title=जगद्गुरु कृपालु के जयकारों से गूंजा वृंदावन|newspaper=jagran|access-date=2017-01-19}}</ref>

== Honorifics ==
*[[Jagadguru|Jagad Guru]] (Universal Master / World Teacher)
*[[Shri|Shrī]] (Sir)
*[[-ji|Jī]]
*[[Maharaja|Mahārāj]] (Great King)
*Paramahamsa (Supreme Swan)
*[https://jkp.org.in/jagadguruttam/ Jagadguruttam] (Ultimate Universal Master)
*Bhakti Yoga Ras Avatar

== Early life ==

Kripāluji Maharaj was born on [[Sharad Purnima]], the full moon on the month of Sharad (5 October 1922),<ref name="JKYOG Magazine"/><ref name="Radha Madhav Society, US"/> as '''Rām Kripālu Tripathī''' in Mangarh district Pratapgarh, near Allahabad, in India.<ref name="Maharajji Kripalu" /><ref name="encyclopedia-of-american-religions" /> He received his preliminary education in Hindi and Sanskrit in the local school. He went on to study advanced Sanskrit and ''Ayurved'' in Ashtang Ayurved College, Lokmanya Nagar, [[Indore]] and [[Varanasi]] and spent a year or more around [[Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh|Chitrakoot]].<ref name=Singh /> After completing his formal education, at the age of 16, he entered into self-imposed ''vanvas''.<ref name=Singh /> He found his way to [[Vrindavan]] and the next year he emerged as a Guru,<ref name="encyclopedia-of-american-religions" /> known affectionately as Shri Maharaj Ji.<ref name="encyclopedia-of-american-religions" /> When he was 17 years old, he led a 6-month continuous chanting of the "''[[Hare Krishna (mantra)|Maha Mantra]]''".<ref name="encyclopedia-of-american-religions" />

== Jagadguru ==
[[File:Receiving Jagadguru Award.jpg|thumb|Receiving the title of Jagadguru from the scholars of Kashi Vidvat Parishad ([[false colour]])|300x230px]]
In 1955 Kripalu organized a religious convention for prominent spiritual leaders<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poemhunter.com/kripalu-maharaj/biography/|title=Spiritual Leader|access-date=8 July 2016}}</ref> in India.<ref name="true-history">{{cite book|last1=Saraswati|first1=Prakashanand|author-link=Prakashanand Saraswati|title=The True History and Religion Of India: A Concise Encyclopedia of Authentic Hinduism|date=2007|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]]|isbn=978-0230630659|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/The_True_History_and_the_Religion_of_Ind.html?id=IhLN2I9yTTkC|edition=First|location=New Delhi|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> Mahamahopadhyay Giridhar Sharma, President of the Kashi Vidvat Parishat had also come and was impressed by Kripalu's scriptural knowledge.<ref name="true-history" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.experiencefestival.com/jagadguru_kripaluji_maharaj|title=A Wisdom Archive on Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj|access-date=14 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018022753/http://www.experiencefestival.com/jagadguru_kripaluji_maharaj|archive-date=18 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Kripalu was invited to give discourse at the Kashi Vidvat Parishat in 1957.<ref name="true-history" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kripalumaharaj.net/|title=Kripalu Maharaj|access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref>

The congregation had scholars from [[Varanasi]] and other parts of India.<ref name="true-history" /> His speeches lasted for seven days, after which he was formally installed as the fifth [[Jagadguru]] ("world teacher").<ref name="true-history" /><ref name="singh-without-food-or-drink">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070129/asp/opinion/story_7315053.asp|title=Without people or drink|author-link=Khushwant Singh|last=Singh|first=Khushwant|date=29 January 2007|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|Opinion]]|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> He was 34 years old when given the title on 14 January 1957,<ref name=":0" /> by the Kashi Vidvat Parishat, a group of Hindu scholars.<ref name="encyclopedia-of-american-religions" /><ref name="singh-without-food-or-drink" /><ref>''[http://swaminikhilanand.com/blog/2011/01/the-meaning-of-makar-sankranti-and-jagadguru-divas-special-events-in-houston.html The Meaning of Makar Sankranti and Jagadguru Divas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316020144/http://swaminikhilanand.com/blog/2011/01/the-meaning-of-makar-sankranti-and-jagadguru-divas-special-events-in-houston.html |date=16 March 2012 }}''. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref> The Kashi Vidvat Parishat also conferred on him the titles ''Bhaktiyog-Ras-Avtar'' and ''Jagadguruttam''.<ref>Pandey, V.K. 2007. ''Encyclopaedia of Indian philosophy — Part 1''. Delhi: Anmol Publications</ref>

Shri Kripalu Ji was given the title of Jagadguru in 1957,<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-02-11|title=Kirti Mandir in Barsana Opens in a Grand and Historical Opening Ceremony|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kirti-mandir-in-barsana-opens-in-a-grand-and-historical-opening-ceremony-119021100407_1.html|access-date=2020-06-03}}</ref> prior to him there were four original Jagadgurus i.e. [[Adi Shankaracharya|Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya]] (A.D. 788-820), [[Ramanujacharya|Śrīpāda Rāmānujācārya]] (1017-1137), [[Nimbarkacharya|Śrī Nimbārkācārya]] and, [[Madhvacharya|Śrīpāda Madhvācārya]] (1239-1319),<ref name=Singh /><ref name=":0" /> he was known as the "fifth original Jagadguru". He was also awarded, by the Kashi Vidvat Parishat, the title ''Samanvaya-Acharya'', i.e., He analyses and reconciles the meaning of all the scriptures, the [[Sad Darsana|six philosophies]] and the (seemingly contradictory) teachings of other previous Jagadgurus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nikhildarshan-Samanvayacharya|url=http://jkpliterature.org/ShriMaharajJi/NikhildarshanSamanvayacharya.aspx|website=jkpliterature|access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> After being awarded ''Jagadguruttam'' (the foremost among Jagadgurus), he spent most of the initial years in [[Agra]]. ''[https://www.jkpliterature.org.in/prema-rasa-siddhanta-2 Prem Ras Sidhhant]'' and ''[https://www.jkpliterature.org.in/prema-rasa-madira-vol-i-iii Prem Ras Madira]'' were also written during that phase of His life, which extends from late 1950s to 1970s.

== Teachings ==

According to Kripalu, "the desired goal of the soul is to attain the selfless Divine love of [[Radha Krishna]] who are eternally related to you".<ref name="true-history" /> He taught that [[Radha Krishna]] are the supreme 'form' of God and the 'form' of Divine Love and are eternally related to us.<ref name="encyclopedia-of-american-religions" />

== TV discourses ==

Kripalu's discourses are broadcast daily on several religious TV channels, including [[DD India]], [[Aastha TV]], [[Sadhna TV]], [[CNN-IBN|IBN 7]], [[News 24 (India)|News24]] and [[Sanskar TV]].<ref name="Csordas">{{cite book|last1=Csordas|first1=Thomas J.|title=Transnational Transcendence: Essays on Religion and Globalization|date=2009|publisher=[[University of California Press]]|isbn=9780520257429|page=287|edition=illustrated|url=https://books.google.com/?id=CZV6NwAACAAJ|access-date=30 October 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://radhamadhavsociety.org/audio-video/tv-lectures TV Broadcast of Lectures by Shri Kripaluji Maharaj]</ref><ref>[http://jkp.org/teachings.html Teachings]</ref> In [[the United States]], his discourses are also broadcast everyday on [[TV Asia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tvasiausa.com/show/jagadguru-late-kripalu-maharaj/ |title=Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj on TV Asia |access-date=9 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902152330/http://tvasiausa.com/show/jagadguru-late-kripalu-maharaj/ |archive-date=2 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In his TV discourses, Kripalu quotes the chapter and verse of almost everything he cites from the scriptures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060304/saturday/above.htm|title=Tricks memory plays|author-link=Khushwant Singh|last=Singh|first=Khushwant|date=4 March 2006|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|This Above All]]|publisher=[[Tribune India]]|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref>

=== YouTube channel ===

Two of his longest lecture series are available on the official [[YouTube]] channel, JKP Vedic:<ref name="jkp-vedic">{{cite web|title=Online Resources|url=https://jkp.org.in/knowledge/|access-date=12 June 2015}}</ref>
*''Brahm Jeev Maya Tattva Gyan''<ref name="brahm-jeev-maya">{{cite web|title=Brahm Jeev Maya Tattva Gyan– Hindi Lecture Series|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9ozdhgnKnrT89S_-oyNR6bZMQfSR0bbF|access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>
*''Main Kaun Mera Kaun''<ref name="main-kaun-mera-kaun">{{cite web|title=Main Kaun Mera Kaun – Hindi Lecture Series|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9ozdhgnKnrQey5DgxTxqVII-oV4TkfN9|access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>

== Ashrams and temples ==

Kripalu was the founder and preceptor of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (JKP), a worldwide [[Hindu]] non-profit religious organization with four main ashrams in India, ([[Rangeeli Mahal Barsana|Rangeeli Mahal, Barsana]]; [[Bhakti Mandir Mangarh|Bhakti Dham, Mangarh]]; Shyama Shyam Dham, Vrindavan and Jagadguru Dham, Vrindavan) and one in the USA (Radha Madhav Dham, Austin).<ref name="Walker, J.K 2007"/> Besides these 5 main ashrams, Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat has established a number of teacher centres in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Fiji Island, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Nepal, Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, Trinidad, West Indies, United Kingdom and in many cities throughout India and USA.<ref>[http://www.JKP.org/intl_programs/index.html ''Regular Satsang Programs''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729050704/http://www.jkp.org/intl_programs/index.html |date=29 July 2010 }}. Retrieved 15 December 2011.</ref> The organization also publishes a Hindi magazine, ''Sadhan Sadhya'', three times a year,<ref>''[http://www.JKP.org/newsletter/index.html Sadhan Sadhya] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101203507/http://www.jkp.org/newsletter/index.html |date=1 January 2012 }}''. Retrieved 19 December 2011.</ref> as well as a monthly newsletter.<ref>[http://issuu.com/jkp.india/docs/jkp.newsletter-dec.11 JKP Monthly Newsletter]. Retrieved 19 December 2011.</ref>

He also established three temples.<ref>''[http://jkp.org/ashrams/ JKP Ashrams] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226061011/http://jkp.org/ashrams/ |date=26 February 2016 }}''. Retrieved 27 February 2016.</ref> – Shri Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple, Austin;<ref name="harvard" /> [[Bhakti Mandir Mangarh|Bhakti Mandir, Mangarh]]; [[Prem Mandir Vrindavan|Prem Mandir, Vrindavan]]<ref>Singhal, A. 25 February 2011. ''[http://www.indlive.com/news/foundation-stone-of-satsang-bhawan-to-be-laid-on-may-28-in-prem-mandir/676554.html Foundation stone of Satsang Bhawan to be laid on in Prem Mandir]''. Indilive.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514232415/http://www.indlive.com/news/foundation-stone-of-satsang-bhawan-to-be-laid-on-may-28-in-prem-mandir/676554.html |date=14 May 2011 }}</ref><ref name="indlive-Singhal">Singhal, A. 1 March 2011. ''[http://www.indlive.com/news/foundation-stone-of-renowned-satsang-bhawan-laid-by-jagadguru-kripaluji-maharaj/676570.html Foundation stone of renowned Satsang Bhawan laid by Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj]''. Indlive.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304003249/http://www.indlive.com/news/foundation-stone-of-renowned-satsang-bhawan-laid-by-jagadguru-kripaluji-maharaj/676570.html |date=4 March 2011 }}</ref>

=== Prem Mandir ===
{{further|Prem Mandir, Vrindavan}}
Prem Mandir is a religious and spiritual complex in Vrindavan. Construction of Prem Mandir began in January 2001 and the inauguration ceremony took place from 15 to 17 February 2012. The temple was opened to public on 17 February 2012. The cost was 150 crore rupees ($23 million).<ref>Kumar, M. 13 February 2012. ''[Kripaluji Maharaj's Prem Mandir will be inaugurated on 17 February {{cite web |url=http://www.aajkikhabar.com/en/News/Region/Kripaluji-Maharaj-s-Prem-Mandir-will-be-inaugurated-on-17th-February/690284.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-09-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111160629/http://www.aajkikhabar.com/en/News/Region/Kripaluji-Maharaj-s-Prem-Mandir-will-be-inaugurated-on-17th-February/690284.html |archive-date=11 January 2014 |df=dmy-all }}]''. Aaj Ki Khabar</ref> 30,000 tons of Italian marble, carved with specialized [[KUKA]] robotic machines, have been used in the construction. The presiding deity are Shri Radha Govind (Radha Krishna) and Shri Sita Ram.<ref>Agratoday News Service. 1 July 2010. ''[http://www.agratoday.in/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105:dream-of--------now-becomes-a-reality&catid=1:agra&Itemid=3 Dream Of “एक झोंपड़ी हो कृष्ण के बृज में” Now Becomes A Reality] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111140420/http://www.agratoday.in/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105:dream-of--------now-becomes-a-reality&catid=1:agra&Itemid=3 |date=11 January 2014 }}''. Retrieved 28 December 2011.</ref> A 73,000 square feet, pillar-less, dome shaped [[satsang]] hall is being constructed next to Prem Mandir, which will accommodate 25,000 people at a time.<ref name="indlive-Singhal" />
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|+'''Ashrams'''
|[[File:Prem Mandir Vrindavan.jpg|center|thumb|upright=1.6|'''Prem Mandir''', Vrindavan]]
|[[File:BhaktiMandir.jpg|center|thumb|'''Bhakti Mandir''', Mangarh]]
|[[File:Bhakti bhawan.jpg|center|thumb|upright=0.95|'''Bhakti Bhawan''', Mangarh]]
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== Philanthropic activities ==

Kripalu established three free hospitals.<ref name=Singh /><ref name="Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya">''[http://www.aajkikhabar.com/videos/video/723.html Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222165821/http://www.aajkikhabar.com/videos/video/723.html |date=22 December 2011 }}''. 25 July 2011. [[Aaj Ki Khabar]]. Retrieved 15 December 2011.</ref><ref>''[http://www.aajkikhabar.com/videos/video/865.html Free Cataract Workshop organized by Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya Mangarh, Kunda] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113064145/http://www.aajkikhabar.com/videos/video/865.html |date=13 January 2012 }}''. 25 July 2011. [[Aaj Ki Khabar]]. Retrieved 15 December 2011.</ref><ref>"[http://JKPHospitals.org JKP Hospitals]". Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref> The Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya, Mangarh, the Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya (Barsana), and the Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya (Vrindavan) are serving rural populations of 1,000,000 within their catchment radius of 80–100 km each and each treating 600 – 700 patients daily. The expenses are all borne by Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat.<ref>Singhal, A. 20 November 2010. "Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya, a hand for the poor". Indialive.com. Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref> A secular educational Institution is being financed and run by Kripalu's educational trust, Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat Education (JKP Education), which provides underprivileged women and girls free education up to post graduation level.<ref name="sahara-samay" /> JKP Education runs three colleges for girls in [[Kunda, India|Kunda]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Kripalu Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Kripalu Balika Primary School and Kripalu Balika Intermediate College).<ref name="annual function">Sinha, L. 5 December 2011. ''[http://www.pranaamindia.com/news/686864/686864.html Utthan 2011: Annual Function at Kripalu Mahila Mahavidyalaya].'' [[Pranam India]]. Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref><ref>''[http://JKPEducation.org/ Jagaduru Kripalu Parishat Education]''. Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref> Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat also donates money for disaster relief,<ref name="sahara-samay">''[http://www.saharasamay.com/regional-news/uttar-pradesh-news/676532099/uttarakhand-flood-akhilesh-lucknow-uttar-pradesh-regional-news.html Trust donates Rs one crore for Uttarakhand victims]''. 26 June 2013. [[Sahara India Pariwar|Sahara Samay]]</ref><ref>''[http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/gujaratequake/pmo.html Contributions to PM's relief fund cross 200 crore mark]''. Retrieved 16 December 2011.</ref> including Rs. 10 lacs for the aid of Bhuj earthquake victims in 2001, Rs. 25 Lacs for tsunami victims in 2004 and again Rs. 2 Crore for Bihar flood victims in 2008.<ref name="sahara-samay"/> In May 2013, Kripalu donated Rs.1 crore to the Chief Minister's Relief fund for the victims of the [[2013 North India floods|Uttarakhand floods]].<ref>''[http://in.news.yahoo.com/kripaluji-donates-rs-1-crore-uttarakhand-victims-124604705.html Kripaluji donates Rs.1 crore for Uttarakhand victims]''. Wed 26 June 2013. [[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]</ref> In 2013, Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat Education president Vishakha Tripathi received the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award,<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130710113105/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-23/news/39474386_1_free-education-awardees-uttarakhand-governor-aziz-qureshi Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat Education gets Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence Award]''. [[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]. 23 May 2013</ref> the Mother Teresa Excellence Award<ref name="mother-teresa-award">''[http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=253616962 Trust honoured for educating the girl child] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423050925/http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=253616962 |date=23 April 2014 }}''. [[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]. 2 September 2013</ref> and the Nari Shakti Award<ref name="mother-teresa-award" /><ref>''[http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/education-trust-of-jagadguru-kripalu-maharaj-honoured-113051100325_1.html Education trust of Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj honoured]''. [[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]. 11 May 2013</ref> for work providing free education to 5000 girls and women in rural India.<ref name="mother-teresa-award" />

== Bibliography ==

=== Philosophical books ===

*''Prem Rasa Siddhant'' ({{ISBN|978-93-80661-35-3}}) — The philosophy of Divine love.<ref>Prem Rasa Siddhant ({{ISBN|1-881921-08-5}}) lth 5 & 6, le {{cite web|url=http://www.jkpliterature.org/Book/BookDetails.aspx?BookID=37|title=Kripaluji Maharaj}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://maharaji-kripalu.com/|title=The Literature Revealed by Kripaluji Maharaji|access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref> It was first published (in Hindi) in 1955.<ref name="true-history" /> Later, it was published is several other languages of India. It has been described as an "incredible book" by [[Swami Sivananda]] among others.
*''Bhakti Shatak'' ({{ISBN|978-93-80661-26-1}}) — The concise philosophy of the [[Upanishads|Upaniṣats]], [[Gita|Gītā]], [[Brahma Sutra|Brahma sūtras]] and the [[Shrimad Bhagavatam|Śrīmad Bhāgavatam]] in an easy to understand style.<ref name="encyclopedia-of-american-religions" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://maharaji-kripalu.com/bhakti-shatak/bhakti-shatak.html|title=Bhakti Shatak|access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
*''Radha Govind Geet'' ({{ISBN|978-81-90966-16-0}}) — Printed in two volumes, with eleven thousand one hundred and eleven couplets of Radha Krishna ''leelas'' and the devotional philosophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maharaji-kripalu.com/radha-govind-geet/radha-govind-geet.html|title=Radha Govind Geet|access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
*''Ras Panchadhyayi'' ({{ISBN|978-93-80661-15-5}}) — Represents a series of discourses given on the esoteric of subject of Raas Leela.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jkpliterature.org/Book/BookDetails.aspx?BookID=38|title=Raas Panchadhyayi|access-date=26 May 2016}}</ref>

=== Kirtans ===

*''Prem Ras Madira'' ({{ISBN|978-93-80661-27-8}}) — 1008 songs ("pad") of Radha-Krishna ''Leelas'', Devotional Philosophy and humility.<ref name="true-history" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kripalu-ji-maharaj.org/|title=Prem Ras Madira|access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref>
*''Braj Ras Madhuri'' (Part 1 {{ISBN|978-93-80661-20-9}}, Part 2 {{ISBN|978-93-80661-21-6}}, Part 3 {{ISBN|978-93-80661-22-3}}, Part 4 {{ISBN|978-93-80661-55-1}}) — Printed in four parts, hundreds of kirtans dedicated to Radha-Krishna, Sita-Ram, and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maharaji-kripalu.com/other-writings/other-writings.html|title=Braj Ras Madhuri I and II|access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
*''Yugal Shatak'' ({{ISBN|978-93-80661-30-8}}) — One hundred "kirtans" of Radha Rani and Krishna.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maharaji-kripalu.com/other-writings/other-writings.html|title=Yugal Shatak|access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
*''Yugal Rasa'' ({{ISBN|978-93-80661-29-2}}) — ''Kirtans'' of Radha Krishna.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maharaji-kripalu.com/other-writings/other-writings.html|title=Yugal Ras|access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
*''Shri Krishna Dwadashi'' ({{ISBN|978-93-80661-04-9}}) and ''Shri Radha Trayodashi'' ({{ISBN|978-93-80661-28-5}}) — Twelve "padas" which fully describe the beauty and the decorations of Krishna. And thirteen "padas" about the beauty and the decorations of Radha Rani.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maharaji-kripalu.com/other-writings/other-writings.html|title=Shri Radha Trayodashi|access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>

=== Renditions ===

Renditions of Kripalu's ''bhajans'' and ''kirtans'' have been recorded by singers such as [[Manna Dey]]<ref>Kinnear, M. 1985. ''A discography of Hindustani and Karnatic music''. [[Greenwood Press]].</ref> and [[Anuradha Paudwal]].<ref>''[http://radhamadhavsociety.org/shop/video-chantings.aspx Video Keertans by Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj]''. Retrieved 15 December 2011.</ref> [[Anup Jalota]],<ref>''[http://www.indoamerican-news.com/?p=4372 Rang De with Anup Jalota at Radha Madhav Dham, Austin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405031155/http://www.indoamerican-news.com/?p=4372 |date=5 April 2016 }}''. 20 October 2011. [[Indo-American News]]. Retrieved 15 December 2011.</ref> [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]] have also agreed to release several CDs of his compositions.

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== References ==

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== External links ==
*{{Official website|https://jkp.org.in/jagadguruttam/|name=Official Website}}

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