At that point of time, Haraji, told Jamal of his experience ( parcha). In 1822, Jamal, son of a rich Muslim merchant fell ill and doctors gave up all hope. Both Hindus and Muslims became his disciples. Jalaram Bapa would pray for them in the name of Rama and miracles happened. Soon his fame spread and people came to him to get rid of diseases and problems. He fell at Jalaram Bapa's feet and addressed him as Bapa. Jalaram Bapa prayed to God and Haraji was cured. Once a tailor named Haraji, who was suffering from severe stomach-ache came to him to get himself cured. This tradition of feeding people continues to this day in Virpur. Whoever came to Virpur, whether Hindu or Muslim irrespective of caste, creed and religion were fed by Jalaram. Jalaram bapa’s fame spread as a divine incarnation. Later other devotees and village folk joined him in his works of human welfare. Due to a miracle the container in the house of Jalaram, where grains were stored, became inexhaustible. The deity of Rama's consort Sita and his brother Lakshmana also appeared.
Jalaram Bapa installed Rama as his family deity and after a few days, a deity of Hanuman appeared out of earth, on its own. 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. 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. 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.