બેઠક Bethak

એસા ભક્ત નીકા, કે ખાટ લગાવે ટીકા.

ēsā bhakta nīkā, kē khāṭa lagāvē ṭīkā.

Literally
What a fine devotee, who applies sacred marks even to the bed.
What it means
Mocking a hypocrite who puts on excessive outward displays of piety.
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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