“I believe in one God, therefore I do not hesitate to say Shri Ram, Shri Krishna, or Shri Shiva, for these are among numerous names of one God. With the repetition of these sacred names, all impurities are washed away. Likewise I bow with reverence to the many images of the eternal God, the source of all beauty. I do not condemn any name or image of God: they are all worthy of worship. All of the religions of the world lead to the holy feet of God, so to disrespect any religion, saint, or scripture is a great insult to him.”

Swami Shri Kripalvanandji (Bapuji)

SPIRITUAL LINEAGE:

Lord Lakulish (28th incarnation of Lord Shiva) initiated Swami Pranvanandji with the teachings of Divya Yog (yoga that liberates a person from the bondage of disease, age, and ultimately death). Swami Pranvanandji initiated Kripalu (Bapuji) at age 18, in 1931 at Bombay, India with the teachings of Divine Yoga. Lord Lakulish (in divine body) revealed his identity when Bapuji first saw the idol of Bhagwan Brahmeshwar as embodied in the existing 13th Shiva Lingam known as Jyotirling as per the scriptures. Bapuji was given a divine guidance to build a new temple for the idol. He re-installed the idol in the new temple completed in 1974 at Mahatirth Karavarohan, Gujarat, India.