Purushottambhai Haribhakti

Bechardas had a three year old son, Purushottambhai. Before the death of Bechardas he gave his responsibility of administration of the Pedhi to Baba Nafda. Since Purushottambhai was an infant , Baba Nafda virtually acted as the owner of the Haribhakti Firm.He turned out to be unscrupulous, committed large financial frauds, harassed Bechardas’s wife Jyotibai and dented the prestige of the Pedhi. Mahalakshmibai , the former and Jyotibai, the later were two wives of Bechardas. Purushottambhai was Bechardas and Mahalakshmi’s son. Purushottambhai grew up with a delicate physique but he worked dedicatedly. He was entitled to receive all Jagirs given to his father by the Gaekwad state. In 1854 he was appointed as a Potedar by Maharaja Ganpatrao Gaekwad for Rs 20,000.

Purushottambhai would often go to the Navlakhi Vav owned by the Haribhaktis. Purushottambhai died at the young age of twenty years without any children.

In 1862 his wife Rukshmani deposited a sum of Rs 5 Lakhs with the state and adopted one of his relatives, Maganbhai, as her son.