2014 Special Commemoration
Philosophy
Sudden Ascension of Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj to Golok
Philosophy
The fifth original Jagadguru, Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj, was a foremost philosopher in the spiritual arena and a saint endowed with supreme-divine-love-bliss. Shri Maharaj Ji’s lectures have been and continue to be broadcast on several TV channels both in India and abroad. After watching one of these broadcast lectures, viewers would be charmed and could not help but eagerly wait to see the next lecture in the series. The content in Shri Maharaj Ji's lectures is organized in a very logical and systematic manner, and his each and every word is indisputable and touches the heart. He recites substantiating verses from Vedic scriptures and even provides the reference numbers of those verses with such ease that it seems all the scriptures are standing before him with folded hands to render their services.
When Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj led kirtans in devotional congregations, not only were his devotees drowned in incessant showers of bliss, but he himself would also drown in the love of Shyama-Shyam and shed tears of love. Seeing this loving expression, the devotees, too, would humbly submit to the Divine Couple and their tears would flow in the purest form of devotional bliss. During kirtan, Shri Maharaj Ji would express manifestations of the eight sattvik bhavas along with ecstatic dancing, which created an ambience in which the devotees forgot their worldly cares and drowned in devotional happiness to such an extent that even several devotees would exhibit some of the same sattvik bhavas. In extremely high states of ecstasy, sometimes Shri Maharaj Ji would roll on the ground or rub his body on the walls.
Such a great personality, who was known worldwide through his satsang and who was the life and breath of his devotees, has left all who have loved him in great lamentation as he suddenly left this world and departed for Divine Golok at 11:40 am on November 11, 2013. A couple of days before this incident during the annual Sadhana Shivir, Shri Maharaj Ji was joyful and vibrant. The way he was freely showering his dear devotees with grace, no one could have imagined that such a grave calamity was soon going to take place. Rather, everybody was happy and convinced of being guided by a loving and caring hand for a very long time. On November 11, 2013, at 9:00 am he gave a very powerful lecture. These were his parting words for his devotees. But our intellects, as if under illusion,, could not comprehend that either.
On November 11, as was his custom, after his meal he decided to go for a walk. Suddenly he went to an area of his courtyard where he could not be seen. After realizing that for some time Shri Maharaj Ji had not returned to the area where he normally walked, his attendants became suspicious that he might have fallen, but none could see where he actually was. They hurriedly went to check on him and found him in a half-lying position. Still conscious, he was helped to walk to his room. After a little time, he fell unconscious. Seeing him so, people thought he entered a coma. Doctors examined him and were disappointed. Seeing a small bump on his head they assumed that he had fallen and struck his head, causing him to suffer an internal brain injury. All his reflexes at this point were nonreactive. He was put on oxygen and taken to an Allahabad hospital. There doctors put him on a ventilator and suggested he be taken to Delhi. By air ambulance he was taken to Fortis Hospital in Delhi. There, too, all specialists gave up thinking his condition would improve. Three doctor devotees of Shri Maharaj Ji were also present there. All the doctors unanimously agreed that Shri Maharaj ji was breathing only because of the ventilator; otherwise there was no hope of his regaining consciousness. Shri Maharaj Ji’s family members and devotees suggested keeping Maharaj Ji on the ventilator a few more days. After that, the fleeting hope (his breath) also stopped, thus quashing the last of the hopes of all devotees.
For four days Shri Maharaj Ji was in a state of deep coma and doctors had declared that medically speaking there wasn’t any chance that he would ever wake up or speak again. Shri Maharaj Ji’s oldest daughter, Sushri Vishakha Tripathi, and youngest daughter, Sushri Krishna Tripathi, were caressing his hands. Moments before Shri Maharaj Ji took his final breath, he freed his hands with a jerk. He lifted up both his hands the way he used to do in the extreme ecstatic state and fluttered his lips as if to say ‘Hari Bol’. Then he brought his hands down and folded them in namaskar pose. Doctors present there were completely astonished to see such activity in his body. Their medical science had completely given up all hope of any such activity.
It seemed that Shri Maharaj Ji gave the message, "I am going, now you have to take shelter of God’s name. Radhey Radhey to all’.
Carefully analyzing the entire episode it seems that 11th Nov, 2013 at 11:40 am was the time he determined to leave the planet earth. But due to his nature of graciousness kept the vital air in his body. The reason being family members and devotees will maintain his body till he is breathing. Thus, giving all the devotees from near, far and overseas sufficient time to reach Mangarh and pay their last respects in person. He knew well that without being able to see him even once, their grief would know no bounds.
On 15th Nov 7:05 am his breath also stopped. There was chaos. From all over his devotees started pouring in Mangarh with the sole aim on seeing him one more time. Devotees from US, Canada, England, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Trinidad, Kuwait, Ireland, Iran, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and several other countries arrived in Mangarh Dham. All were overwhelmed with sorrow at losing their Guru, who is their life and breath and embodiment of love and grace.
On 18th Nov that wicked moment arrived after which seeing his body too won't be possible. This was the day of offering his divine remains to fire god. His divine remains were washed with fragranced water of all the prominent sacred places of India, smeared with sandal wood paste and well decorated. After Vedic rites he was laid on a bier covered with rose petals and kush (a soft grass). The pallbearers were his family members and devotees. With tearful eyes and kirtan on their lips, they carried him up to the courtyard outside his room. Thereafter he was placed on a beautifully decorated chariot which, along with fifty to sixty thousand devotees, went on a grand procession circumambulating Bhakti Dham. The procession ended at the cremation ground in front of Bhakti Mandir, which was beautifully decorated with fresh flowers.
As soon as oldest grandson Shri Ramanand Ji offered fire to the pyre the entire atmosphere was filled with anguished screams and laments of the devotees. Our Beloved Guru yet again performed a grace filled leela to quell the pain of separation of his dear devotees. Amidst the flames first he raised his hand in a blessing pose and stayed there for a while. All devotees witnessed it and it subsided their pain to some extent. A little later one of his feet came up and stayed there. In this manner he quashed the rest of the pain. Thereby he disappeared for ever.
27th Nov was the day of Terahvi (the 13th day from which family members resume regular vedic duties). On this day certain Vedic rites are performed. As part of the ceremonies along with 5000 Brahmins, 100 distinguished and 13 very distinguished Brahmins were offered food and gifts. Gifts consisted of gold chain, TV, DVD player, steel almirah, along with 51 total items.
From 11th Nov onwards continuously devotees from India and oversees kept pouring in to pay respects to Shri Maharaj Ji. Several prominent politicians and their designates too came to offer their obeisance. Chief Minister of UP Mr Akhilesh Yadav, education minister Ram Govind Ji, MP of Pratapgarh Rajkumari Ratna Singh, Chief Justice Mr Mishra, Justice Mr Dilip Gupta, Jai Shri Tiwari and Kulshreshtha Ji also came to pay their respects. In addition to them several ministers, MLA, MPs also arrived in Bhakti Bhawan in Mangarh. Leading Yoga-guru Baba Ramdev with Acharya BalKrishna came to pay his respect. He offered flowers at the lotus feet of Shri Maharaj Ji and gave a brief message,”I have had the privilege of meeting several saints, but it is my experience that Shri Maharaj Ji is a divine personality. He is embodiment of the tradition of Rishis. Knowledge of all Vedas and scriptures is assimilated inside him. He is the king of Yogis. He has impeccable control over his senses and is a divine personality. At this time he is a corner stone of the spiritual world.”
Today unfortunately we can't see him. We are incapable of directly contacting him to consult with him and to seek guidance. We are now deprived of the joy of his enchanting smile which could calm every aggravated and lost soul. Yet, Shri Maharaj Ji, who is an ocean of grace has given us so many of his fun and frolic filled memories. Through his lectures has given us the ability to keep steady on the path of our final goal. Though his keertans he keeps giving us the divine nectar to drink. All these together will continue to remind us of his delectable presence. In any case at every step he keeps reminding us that he hasn’t gone anywhere. He is with us. He is noting every action and thought of ours. This is his great grace and mercy.
Even after trying to pay off our debt to him we would remain indebted to him for infinite life times. He tied us with such an intimate bond of love that we forgot about the world around us. Upon getting a mere two or three days of vacation, every devotee - whether Indian or a foreigner was eager to be with him. In this manner he accomplished the formidable task of keeping his devotees away from the worldly mire.
Whoever approached him, he would so lovingly embrace him that let alone the fatigue of the journey, it seemed the fatigue of that devotee’s entire lifetime was removed. Apart from this, through his lectures or on the pretext of scolding someone or explaining the concepts to someone, he would further strengthen our knowledge to reach the goal. He also would explain how to walk on the path of devotion while leading a family life. He himself would close his eyes and shed tears of love for God, thus practically demonstrating how to do the same.
By starting new projects he would keep giving us opportunity to serve financially as well. He always would prompt people to donate more than they thought they could. Then people naturally reduce their extravagance to pay off the momentary commitments made. This automatically increases renunciation and reduces the habit of procuring worldly things. Hence, attraction for the worldly things reduces and love for the lotus feet of Guru and Guru increases. His mode of promoting people on the spiritual path was also so scientific!!! Counting his virtues will make a big book.
Now we offer our sincere prayers at the feet of Guru and Shyam–Shyam that his beautiful image may stay imprinted on our impure minds and continues to make it purer day by day. Under his able guidance we may keep increasing our love for him and keep progressing towards our goal. We may never, even in our dreams, ignore or violate his commands.
All glories to our Sadguru.
When Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj led kirtans in devotional congregations, not only were his devotees drowned in incessant showers of bliss, but he himself would also drown in the love of Shyama-Shyam and shed tears of love. Seeing this loving expression, the devotees, too, would humbly submit to the Divine Couple and their tears would flow in the purest form of devotional bliss. During kirtan, Shri Maharaj Ji would express manifestations of the eight sattvik bhavas along with ecstatic dancing, which created an ambience in which the devotees forgot their worldly cares and drowned in devotional happiness to such an extent that even several devotees would exhibit some of the same sattvik bhavas. In extremely high states of ecstasy, sometimes Shri Maharaj Ji would roll on the ground or rub his body on the walls.
Such a great personality, who was known worldwide through his satsang and who was the life and breath of his devotees, has left all who have loved him in great lamentation as he suddenly left this world and departed for Divine Golok at 11:40 am on November 11, 2013. A couple of days before this incident during the annual Sadhana Shivir, Shri Maharaj Ji was joyful and vibrant. The way he was freely showering his dear devotees with grace, no one could have imagined that such a grave calamity was soon going to take place. Rather, everybody was happy and convinced of being guided by a loving and caring hand for a very long time. On November 11, 2013, at 9:00 am he gave a very powerful lecture. These were his parting words for his devotees. But our intellects, as if under illusion,, could not comprehend that either.
On November 11, as was his custom, after his meal he decided to go for a walk. Suddenly he went to an area of his courtyard where he could not be seen. After realizing that for some time Shri Maharaj Ji had not returned to the area where he normally walked, his attendants became suspicious that he might have fallen, but none could see where he actually was. They hurriedly went to check on him and found him in a half-lying position. Still conscious, he was helped to walk to his room. After a little time, he fell unconscious. Seeing him so, people thought he entered a coma. Doctors examined him and were disappointed. Seeing a small bump on his head they assumed that he had fallen and struck his head, causing him to suffer an internal brain injury. All his reflexes at this point were nonreactive. He was put on oxygen and taken to an Allahabad hospital. There doctors put him on a ventilator and suggested he be taken to Delhi. By air ambulance he was taken to Fortis Hospital in Delhi. There, too, all specialists gave up thinking his condition would improve. Three doctor devotees of Shri Maharaj Ji were also present there. All the doctors unanimously agreed that Shri Maharaj ji was breathing only because of the ventilator; otherwise there was no hope of his regaining consciousness. Shri Maharaj Ji’s family members and devotees suggested keeping Maharaj Ji on the ventilator a few more days. After that, the fleeting hope (his breath) also stopped, thus quashing the last of the hopes of all devotees.
For four days Shri Maharaj Ji was in a state of deep coma and doctors had declared that medically speaking there wasn’t any chance that he would ever wake up or speak again. Shri Maharaj Ji’s oldest daughter, Sushri Vishakha Tripathi, and youngest daughter, Sushri Krishna Tripathi, were caressing his hands. Moments before Shri Maharaj Ji took his final breath, he freed his hands with a jerk. He lifted up both his hands the way he used to do in the extreme ecstatic state and fluttered his lips as if to say ‘Hari Bol’. Then he brought his hands down and folded them in namaskar pose. Doctors present there were completely astonished to see such activity in his body. Their medical science had completely given up all hope of any such activity.
It seemed that Shri Maharaj Ji gave the message, "I am going, now you have to take shelter of God’s name. Radhey Radhey to all’.
Carefully analyzing the entire episode it seems that 11th Nov, 2013 at 11:40 am was the time he determined to leave the planet earth. But due to his nature of graciousness kept the vital air in his body. The reason being family members and devotees will maintain his body till he is breathing. Thus, giving all the devotees from near, far and overseas sufficient time to reach Mangarh and pay their last respects in person. He knew well that without being able to see him even once, their grief would know no bounds.
On 15th Nov 7:05 am his breath also stopped. There was chaos. From all over his devotees started pouring in Mangarh with the sole aim on seeing him one more time. Devotees from US, Canada, England, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Trinidad, Kuwait, Ireland, Iran, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and several other countries arrived in Mangarh Dham. All were overwhelmed with sorrow at losing their Guru, who is their life and breath and embodiment of love and grace.
On 18th Nov that wicked moment arrived after which seeing his body too won't be possible. This was the day of offering his divine remains to fire god. His divine remains were washed with fragranced water of all the prominent sacred places of India, smeared with sandal wood paste and well decorated. After Vedic rites he was laid on a bier covered with rose petals and kush (a soft grass). The pallbearers were his family members and devotees. With tearful eyes and kirtan on their lips, they carried him up to the courtyard outside his room. Thereafter he was placed on a beautifully decorated chariot which, along with fifty to sixty thousand devotees, went on a grand procession circumambulating Bhakti Dham. The procession ended at the cremation ground in front of Bhakti Mandir, which was beautifully decorated with fresh flowers.
As soon as oldest grandson Shri Ramanand Ji offered fire to the pyre the entire atmosphere was filled with anguished screams and laments of the devotees. Our Beloved Guru yet again performed a grace filled leela to quell the pain of separation of his dear devotees. Amidst the flames first he raised his hand in a blessing pose and stayed there for a while. All devotees witnessed it and it subsided their pain to some extent. A little later one of his feet came up and stayed there. In this manner he quashed the rest of the pain. Thereby he disappeared for ever.
27th Nov was the day of Terahvi (the 13th day from which family members resume regular vedic duties). On this day certain Vedic rites are performed. As part of the ceremonies along with 5000 Brahmins, 100 distinguished and 13 very distinguished Brahmins were offered food and gifts. Gifts consisted of gold chain, TV, DVD player, steel almirah, along with 51 total items.
From 11th Nov onwards continuously devotees from India and oversees kept pouring in to pay respects to Shri Maharaj Ji. Several prominent politicians and their designates too came to offer their obeisance. Chief Minister of UP Mr Akhilesh Yadav, education minister Ram Govind Ji, MP of Pratapgarh Rajkumari Ratna Singh, Chief Justice Mr Mishra, Justice Mr Dilip Gupta, Jai Shri Tiwari and Kulshreshtha Ji also came to pay their respects. In addition to them several ministers, MLA, MPs also arrived in Bhakti Bhawan in Mangarh. Leading Yoga-guru Baba Ramdev with Acharya BalKrishna came to pay his respect. He offered flowers at the lotus feet of Shri Maharaj Ji and gave a brief message,”I have had the privilege of meeting several saints, but it is my experience that Shri Maharaj Ji is a divine personality. He is embodiment of the tradition of Rishis. Knowledge of all Vedas and scriptures is assimilated inside him. He is the king of Yogis. He has impeccable control over his senses and is a divine personality. At this time he is a corner stone of the spiritual world.”
Today unfortunately we can't see him. We are incapable of directly contacting him to consult with him and to seek guidance. We are now deprived of the joy of his enchanting smile which could calm every aggravated and lost soul. Yet, Shri Maharaj Ji, who is an ocean of grace has given us so many of his fun and frolic filled memories. Through his lectures has given us the ability to keep steady on the path of our final goal. Though his keertans he keeps giving us the divine nectar to drink. All these together will continue to remind us of his delectable presence. In any case at every step he keeps reminding us that he hasn’t gone anywhere. He is with us. He is noting every action and thought of ours. This is his great grace and mercy.
Even after trying to pay off our debt to him we would remain indebted to him for infinite life times. He tied us with such an intimate bond of love that we forgot about the world around us. Upon getting a mere two or three days of vacation, every devotee - whether Indian or a foreigner was eager to be with him. In this manner he accomplished the formidable task of keeping his devotees away from the worldly mire.
Whoever approached him, he would so lovingly embrace him that let alone the fatigue of the journey, it seemed the fatigue of that devotee’s entire lifetime was removed. Apart from this, through his lectures or on the pretext of scolding someone or explaining the concepts to someone, he would further strengthen our knowledge to reach the goal. He also would explain how to walk on the path of devotion while leading a family life. He himself would close his eyes and shed tears of love for God, thus practically demonstrating how to do the same.
By starting new projects he would keep giving us opportunity to serve financially as well. He always would prompt people to donate more than they thought they could. Then people naturally reduce their extravagance to pay off the momentary commitments made. This automatically increases renunciation and reduces the habit of procuring worldly things. Hence, attraction for the worldly things reduces and love for the lotus feet of Guru and Guru increases. His mode of promoting people on the spiritual path was also so scientific!!! Counting his virtues will make a big book.
Now we offer our sincere prayers at the feet of Guru and Shyam–Shyam that his beautiful image may stay imprinted on our impure minds and continues to make it purer day by day. Under his able guidance we may keep increasing our love for him and keep progressing towards our goal. We may never, even in our dreams, ignore or violate his commands.
All glories to our Sadguru.
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