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1personality soaked in the bliss of divine love left the

2learned gathering completely spellbound. They

3unanimously admitted that he was not only a great

4scholar of the Vedas and all other scriptures, but also an

5embodiment of divine love. They then unanimously

6honoured him with the title of ‘Jagadguru’. They also

7declared that Shri Maharaj Ji is ‘Jagadguruttam,’ supreme

8amongst all Jagadgurus.

9...dhanyo mānya jagatgurūttama padaiḥ so’yaṁ

10samabhyarchyate

11This historic event happened on January 14, 1957.

12At that time Shri Maharaj Ji was all of 34 years. It is

13worth knowing that Shri Maharaj Ji is more than just a

14successor to the earlier Jagadgurus. Kashi Vidvat Parishat

15honoured him with the title of the fifth “original

16Jagadguru” of the world. Prior to him only four Saints

17were honoured with the original title of Jagadguru. They

18are Jagadguru Shri Shankaracharya, Jagadguru Shri

19Ramanujacharya, Jagadguru Shri Nimbarkacharya and

20Jagadguru Shri Madhvacharya.

21Thus in the present times Jagadguru Swami Shri

22Kripalu Ji Maharaj is the fifth Jagadguru in the world’s

23history. He propounds the philosophy of reconciliation

24while he has proved the philosophical doctrines of all

25the four previous Jagadgurus to be true. Shri Kripalu Ji

26Maharaj is of the view that there are many paths that

27lead us to God realization and yet the path of bhakti is

28the best and easily accessible to all.