Kripalu Maharaj

Jagadguru Shri
Kripalu
Jī Maharaj
Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Jī Maharaj
	Jagadguru Shrī Kripalu Ji Maharaj
Personal life
Born	Ram Kripalu Tripathi; 5 October 1922; Mangarh, Pratapgarh, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	15 November 2013 (aged 91); New Delhi, Delhi, India
Home town	Kripalu Dham, Mangarh, Pratapgarh (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Notable work(s)	Prem Ras Siddhant; 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;
Religious life
Religion	Hinduism
Temple	Prem Mandir, Vrindavan; Bhakti Mandir Mangarh; Kirti Mandir, Barsana;
Lineage	Bhakti yoga;
Religious career
Post	Shrimat Padavyakya Pramana Paravarina; Vedamarga-Pratisthapan Acharya; Nikhildarshan Samanvayacharya; Sanatana Vadic Dharma Pratishthapana Satsampradaya Paramacharya; Bhaktiyoogarasavatar; Bhafavadananta Shri Vibhushita Jagadguruttam;
Period in office	1957–2013
Sanskrit name
Sanskrit	कृपालु जी महाराज
Website	Official website

Kripalu Ji Maharaj (IAST: Kṛpālu; 5 October 1922 – 15 November 2013) was an Indian spiritual guru. He was the founder of Prem Mandir in Vrindavan, one of the ten largest Hindu temples in the world. He was also the founder of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (JKP), a worldwide Hindu non-profit organization with five main ashrams, four in India and one in the United States.

On Makar Sankranti, 14 January 1957, he received the title of Jagadguru (world teacher) from Kashi Vidvat Parishat.

His book Prem Ras Siddhant contains his teachings called Jagadguru Kripalu Bhaktiyoga Tattvadarshan. It expounds "the philosophy of divine love" and the practical path to God realization.

Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj was born on 5 October 1922 in the village of Kripalu Dham, Mangarh, Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. His mother was Bhagwati Devi and his father was Lalta Prasad Tripathi, a Brahmin.