બેઠક Bethak

દેવ ગયા ડુંગરે, ને પીર ગયા મક્કે, ઈંગ્રેજના રાજમાં, ઠેડ મારે ધક્કે.

dēva gayā ḍuṁgarē, nē pīra gayā makkē, īṁgrējanā rājamāṁ, ṭhēḍa mārē dhakkē.

Literally
Gods went to the mountains, and Pirs went to Mecca; in British rule, the low-caste pushes everyone around.
What it means
Expresses traditional dismay at social inversions and modern egalitarian laws that strip old elites of privileges.

Also said as

  • દેવ ગયા, તો કહે, પૂજા ટળી.
  • દેવને ચપટી ચોખા તો જોઈએ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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