Morari Bapu

Morari Bapu
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Native name	મોરારીબાપુ
Born	(1946-09-25) 25 September 1946 Talgajarda near Mahuva, Bhavnagar Gujarat
Residence	Talgajarda
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Gujarati
Citizenship	Indian
Occupation	Author, Ram Charit Manas Kathakar, Hindu Preacher
Parent(s)	Savitri Ben and Prabhudas Bapu Hariyani
Relatives	Tribhovandasji (his grandfather and mentor), Amrita Ma (his grandmother and his religious teacher)
Website	www.moraribapu.org

Morari Bapu (Gujarati: મોરારી બાપુ, Hindi: मुरारी बापू; real name Moraridas Prabhudas Hariyani) was born on 25 September 1946 in Talgajarda near Mahuva, Gujarat. He is a popular Hindu kathakaar (preacher), who has been giving 9 day-long sermons (kathaas) in both Gujarati and Hindi all over the world—including in India, the United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea, and on an airplane travelling the world—since the mid-1970s.

To date, he has conducted over 700 kathaas, most of them based on the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas and other such works about Rama as well as Gopigeet which has the gopis of Vrindavan singing of the glory of Krishna.

Biography

Morari Bapu, complete name Moraridas Prabhudas Hariyani was born on 25 September 1946 on auspicious day of Shivratri in village Talgajarda near Mahuva, Gujarat, to Prabhudas Bapu Hariyani and Savitri Ben Hariyani, in a family of six brothers and two sisters. He is born in a family following religious traditions called Vaishnav Bava Sadhu Nimbarka Sampradaya (lineage). He became to be lovingly referred to as "Bapu" (meaning Father or elderly person) by people. His grandfather, Tribhovandasji was a great Ram Bhakta (devotee of Sri Rama) and used to make young Morari memorize five verses of the Ramcharitamanas each day, on his way to school and back. Further, he at young age was also encouraged via letters from his paternal great grand father, Mahamandleshwar Vishnu Giriji Maharaj, who was head of "Kailas Ashram" at Rishikesh, to be proficient in the Bhagavad Gita and the Vedas.

Morari Bapu has started his career as a primary school teacher in nearby village to Talgajarda. He worked there for several years, while also doing Ram Kathas.

Media

• Ram Katha by Morari Bapu. (Audio and Video)[1]

Currently available:-

1. Katha No. 668 - Manas Shraddha
2. Katha No. 667 - Manas Mallikarjun
3. Katha No. 648 - Manas Amarnath
4. Katha No. 623 - Manas Sadguru
5. Katha No. 571 - Manas Kak Bhusundi Ramayan
6. Katha No. 751 - Manas Ram Krishna Hari - Ved, Karada

Quotes

• रोज इन पांचो का दर्शन कुछ समय के लिए करो - देव दर्शन, प्रकृति दर्शन, संत दर्शन, शास्त्र दर्शन, निज ह्रदय दर्शन.

(Every day spend a few moments giving thought and time to God, to nature, your sadguru/ saint, your scripture, and finally your own self.)

• एकवीसमी सदी का त्याग करुणा से निकालना चाहिए.

(Sacrifices of the twenty-first century should be with compassion.)

• भक्त सदा ज्ञानी ही होता है, भक्त कभी मूढ़ नहीं होता.

(A devotee is always wise, he is never deluded.)

• सुख पूर्ण दुःख झेलना तप है.

(Happily enduring all the hardships in life is Tap {Tapasaya}.)

Further reading

• Valmiki Ramayan by Raghav Dwivedi.

प्रत्येक लाभ को शुभ नहीं समझना, लेकिन शुभ को सदेव लाभ ही समझना, चाहे छोटा हो या विरत.

External links

• Official website of Morari Bapu (www.moraribapu.org)
• Morari Bapu in Jerusalem