 Morari Bapu was born on 25 September 1946 (Shivaratri according to Hindu calendar) in Talgajarda village near Mahuva, Gujarat, to Prabhudas Bapu Hariyani and Savitri Ben Hariyani, in a family of six brothers and two sisters.His family followed Nimbarka Sampradaya, a Hindu Vaishnava tradition.He considers his grandfather Tribhovandas Hariyani as his guru, spiritual teacher, and learnt "Ramcharitmanas" from him at a place now known as Chitrakutdhaam.