Jalaram Bapa
Jalaram Bapa | |
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Born | Virpur State, British India | 4 November 1799
Spouse | Virbai Thakkar |
Children | 1 |
Website | santjalaram |
Jalaram Bapa (
Life
Jalaram Bapa was born in
Jalaram Bapa was however not willing to live a householder's life and continued to take care of his father's business.
At the age of sixteen, in 1816, Jalaram married Virbai, the daughter of Pragjibhai Thakkar (Somaiya) of Atkot.[1][6] 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.[6]
At the age of 18, soon after returning from pilgrimage to
Bhojalram. With blessings of his guru, he started "Sadavrat", a feeding centre, a place where all sadhus and saints as well as the needy could have food any time.One day, a sadhu who came to his house gave him a deity of Lord Rama, forecasting that Hanuman, the monkey-god and devotee of Rama, would follow soon. Jalaram Bapa installed Rama as his family deity and after a few days, a deity of Hanuman appeared out of earth, on its own. The deity of Rama's consort Sita and his brother Lakshmana also appeared.[7][8] Due to a miracle the container in the house of Jalaram, where grains were stored, became inexhaustible.[2] Later other devotees and village folk joined him in his works of human welfare.
Jalaram bapa’s fame spread as a divine incarnation. Whoever came to Virpur, whether
It is believed that once a tailor named Haraji, who was suffering from severe stomach-ache came to him to get himself cured. Jalaram Bapa prayed to God and Haraji was cured. He fell at Jalaram Bapa's feet and addressed him as Bapa. Since then he was known as Jalaram Bapa.
It is said that at one time, God in the guise of an old saint told Jalaram to send Virbai to serve him. Jalaram consulted her and with her consent, sent her with the saint. But after walking some miles and reaching a nearby forest, the saint asked Virbai to wait for him. She waited but saint did not return. Instead, she heard an
Jalaram Bapa died on February 23, 1881, at the age of 81. Some of his devout followers believe that even after his death, Jalaram Bapa would make unusual miracles happen. One of these being that he fed one of his sisters water, a few hours after he breathed his last.
Family
Jalaram Bapa and Virbai had a daughter named Jamnaben from their marriage. Jamnaben's grandson Harirambhai was adopted by Shri Jalaram Bapa and his direct descendant, Giridhar Bapa and his son Jaisukhram Bapa and Raghuram Bapa now head the gadi of revered Virpur shrine of Jalaram Bapa.[10][11]
Virpur
Virpur was the workplace of Shri Jalaram Bapa. The main shrine of Jalaram Bapa is located at Virpur. The shrine is actually the house complex where Jalaram lived during his lifetime. The shrine houses the belongings of Jalaram and the deities of Rama, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman worshipped by him. It also has on display the Jholi and Danda said to have been given to him by God.[5] But the main attraction here is the portrait of Jalaram Bapa. There is also an actual black and white photo of Jalaram Bapa, taken a year before his death.[7]
The temple is one of a kind in the world in a way that it has not been accepting any offerings since February 9, 2000.[12]
Parchas
Devotees of Jalaram[13] believe that if they pray to the saint sincerely, he blesses them and fulfils their wishes. These experiences are known as Parchas. They pray to Jalaram Bapa and if their wish is fulfilled they[14] fast, and visit a temple on Thursday.[15][16][17] There are many devotees of Jalaram Bapa who worship him like a God, similar to Sai Baba of Shirdi.[18]
So far, there is only one book written on Shri Jalaram Bapa's Tales of Miracles by Author Chirag Sheth & Yuvraj Sheth, which is available on most online websites.
Jalaram Jayanti
Jalaram Bapa's birthday is celebrated on 7th day
Temples
One of the famous temple of Jalaram Bapa is Located at a small town named Vansda in District Navasari. People follow good work done by Jalaram bapa here and whole heartedly pray daily in the temple. Trustees made a rule since inception in 1992 to feed poor people on every thursday and that has been tradition and it is believed to continue the tradition
The idol of Jalaram Bapa is shown as a smiling man holding
References
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- ^ ISBN 9781434334473.
- ^ ISBN 9788121700498.
- ^ "jalaram bapa history | Sant Jalaram". 26 February 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9781576073551.
- ^ a b c "Life-sketch of Jalaram bapa by Councillor Dhiraj Kataria" (PDF). Jalarammandir.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ a b c Census of India, 1961: Volume 5. 1965. p. 199.
- ^ a b Fairs and Festivals of India: Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra by Madan Prasad Bezbaruah, Dr. Krishna Gopal, Phal S. Girota – 2003, page:104
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- ^ "Article 21 in the Constitution of India 1949". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Jalaram Bapa's 210th birth anniversary celebrated". The Times of India. 25 October 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "No donations, prays Jalaram Bapa temple". Times of India. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Sant Jalaram miracles (parachas : www.santjalaram.in ). 20 February 2015.
- ^ "The miracles of Kochi's Jalaram Bapa By Shevlin Sebastian". The Indian Express. 18 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ISBN 9789966848055.
- ^ "Be aware of fake cops: Police". daily.bhaskar.com. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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- ISBN 9781898723318.
- ^ "Jalaram Jayanti's big celebration at Virpur". Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Kolkata Police (14 November 2010). "Press Release". Kolkata Police. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ISBN 9781845190330.
- ^ "LOhanaLohana Online". Lohanaonline.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Welcome to Jalaram Online.org". Jalaramonline.org. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Shree Jalaram Aradhana Temple, Nakuru – phone number, website, email address". Kenyaplex.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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- ^ "List of all Hindu Temples in USA | USATemples Blog". Usatemples.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Hindu Temple across the World". Hinduonline.co. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
External links
- Jaliyan, Sant Jalaram, Jala so Allah, Jalaram Bapa, Miracles, Paracha – Jalaram Mandir Virpur, Video, Photo, Life story.
- Virpur Jalaram, Jalaram Bapa, Jalaram Mandir Virpur,
- Jalaram Bapa – Jalaram Mandir, Video, Photo, Life story, Paracha.
- Life-sketch of Shri Jalaram Bapa – mentioning incidents of his divine power.
- Jalaram Bapa – Life story, Paracha Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Jalaram Jyot : Paracha Archive
- Jalaram Bapa : Complete Life Story Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Main Preachings of Sant Shri Jalaram Bapa
- www.jalarambapa.com/main/history.htm Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Books on Jalaram Bapa
- Jalabapa.org/life.htm Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Techfp.com
- Largest Rotlo by Pearl Millets (Bajro) honored by Jalaram Bapa in Morbi honored by World Records India