SANT SHREE JENTIRAM
(LOVINGLY CALLED ‘BAPA’)
Innate and self-realized Saint Jentiram Bapa is a disciple of incarnate Saint Shree Hariram Bapa. His worldly name is Shree Jentilal Chhaganlal Shilu, by cast Rajgor Brahmin (though Saint is above caste-creed and sect). Born on 29th October 1957 at Ghunada village of Jamnagar District in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. This small beautiful village surrounded by nature, has a population of 700 people, mainly Brahmins. This is where Bapa resides with his parents, wife, children and grandchildren. This village has also his Sadguru Bhagwan Hariram Bapa’s Samadhi Sthal and his place called “Ghunada Ashram”, now known as a memorial of Shree Hariram Bapa.
HIS WORK
Enlightened Saint Jentiram Bapa, a NijPanthi Saint and Ayachak by nature aged 50 years is a pleasant, frank, transparent and loving Saint. He engages himself during the day in meeting people, giving them brief talk sessions (Satsang) and discussing spiritual queries with visiting seekers and disciples. Many a times such sittings turnout very lively and full of humour.
Every night at around nine he addresses his disciples and loved ones
with a Satsang for nearly 2 hours. These night sessions consist
of his singing melodious Bhajans, Sakhis, Dohas, Chhandas, Chhappas,
Paddas, Vyakhyan, Aadhyatmik Q and A etc. These Bhajans are
written by various Saints from their own experiences and some of them
are written by Param Pujya Bapa himself. He sings beautifully
and also explains the inner meaning (Marma) of the Bhajans he
sings. The sessions end up with Aarti-Pujan and Silence in his
presence.
Bapa, when not at his village Ghunada, travels a lot mainly in Saurastra, Gujarat, Kutchh and Mumbai for reaching out to his disciples for Satsangs and meeting them. Bapa prefers to live in Mumbai for 3 to 4 months in a year and holds regular two/three session of Satsangs during the day at his Mumbai place (Baithak).
HIS ROUTINE
When at his village, Bapa has a very typical routine during the day which
includes gardening, reading various books, having a long walk with some
disciples in the village fields, replying to the letters and guiding the
disciples, making notes, listening to bhajans, music, discourses
etc., answering phones from disciples and his admirers all over the country
and abroad. Occasionally he looks after the administrative work in general and
guiding the young ones on the family and agricultural matters. Many a
times he loves to sit under the shadow of the Banyan tree in his field
for hours together in silence on a Charpai. In the evening he
takes a walk in terrace with his Gedi (A special type of bamboo
stick found in the forest of Barda Mountain in the Porbandar region) as
if he is in conversation with “Param Chetna”.
When someone asks P.P.Bapa “How are you?” He usually replies “Mouj-e-Darya” (I am in the Oceanic Joy). “Je Bhagwan” (Jay Bhagwan) is Abhiwadan (hallo word) to greet each other.Sadguru Jentiram Bapa’s “Je Bhagwan” to all of you.
