- 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.
Heard it differently, or know we've got the sense wrong? Tell us — that is exactly the kind of correction this needs.