Jalaram was given the Guru Mantra and japa mala in the name of Rama by his Guru Bhojalram. Īt the age of 18, soon after returning from pilgrimage to Hindu holy places, Jalaram Bapa became the disciple of Bhoja Bhagat of Fatehpur, who accepted him as his disciple. However, he was inclined to completely withdraw from materialistic life and become an ascetic, Virbai proved to be an asset to him in his works of feeding poor and needy. Īt the age of sixteen, in 1816, Jalaram married Virbai, the daughter of Pragjibhai Thakkar (Somaiya) of Atkot. He separated himself from his father's business and his uncle Valjibhai asked Jalaram Bapa and his wife Virbai to stay in his house. He was mostly engaged in serving pilgrims, sadhus and saints. Jalaram Bapa was however not willing to live a householder's life and continued to take care of his father's business. His father was Pradhan Thakkar and his mother was Rajbai Thakkar who belonged to Lohana clan. Jalaram Bapa was born in Virpur, Rajkot district, Gujarat, India in 1799, on the seventh day of the Kartika month.
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