Thakar Das was a Khatri of the Sodhi family who lived in the Chuna Mandi part of Lahore city. He was married to a lady called Jaswanti, a word which means praiseworthy. A son called Hari Das (Servant of God) was born to them. Hari Das afterwards married Anup Devi (known to all as Daya Kaur). The associations and acts of both Hari Das and Daya Kaur were always good and praiseworthy. They worshipped only one God, served saints, and made the repetition of God’s name the main object of their devotion. They worked hard and diligently for their livelihood, and were content with their lives. The couple had no children for twelve years of their married and were keen to start family life. They continued prayers and devotion and finally a son was born who called Ram Das but generally known as “Jetha”. As a child, Jetha was a serious kind of nature and never naughty. He was friendly nature and always adored among the children of Chuna Mandi. He was always keen to help his parents in households but at the same time he never missed prayers along with his parents. He never fought with anyone, and had lots of friends. His friends liked him for his easy going and friendly nature, while the elders adored him for being quiet and humble. He also liked to spend a lot of time in the house with his parents, helping his mother with the household chores and running errands for his father. He often sat by his parents when they said their daily prayers, and never missed them. Even when he was playing outdoors, he would run home if it was time for prayers. He always away to the holy men whatever he received from his parents. At the age of seven his parents passed away and then decided to some occupation for his livelihood.  There lived near his parents a poor man who made his living by selling boiled grams. At his suggestion Bhai Jetha’s mother boiled some, put them into a basket, and gave it to him to sell, so that he might begin to do something profitable. An ordinary person would have taken the grams to the bazaars and streets for sale, but Bhai Jetha went off with his basket to the river Ravi and there sat down. He soon saw a company of holy men coming towards him from the opposite side, and waited until they had bathed and emerged from the river.

They were very hungry, and on seeing him with his basket, asked him to have something from the basket and prayed that the Lord would fructify a thousandfold, and bless his earnings. Bhai Jetha gave them the whole contents of his basket and went home. The holy men prayed that God would reward the boy for his compassionate and timely gift. Some accounts mention that Bhai Jetha’s parents died when he was approx. aged 7. Bhai Jetha continued to become a charming young man. It is said that ‘Singh Sabha Lehar’ (Singh Sabha Movement) started from here.