બેઠક Bethak

છોડીને ઘરબાર, ભસ્મ લગાવી ભાગીયા;

chōḍīnē gharabāra, bhasma lagāvī bhāgīyā;

Literally
Leaving home and hearth, they ran away after applying ashes to their bodies;
What it means
False ascetics who renounce the world outwardly often remain bound by worldly attachments and return to their old ways.

Also said as

  • પણ મમતા હાલી લાર, પાછા ગામમાં લાગીયા.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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