ગોપીચંદન ને ગેરૂ, તે ભાગ્યાના ભેરૂ.

gōpīcaṁdana nē gērū, tē bhāgyānā bhērū.

Literally: Gopichandan and ochre, they are the companions of the broken.
What it means: People often turn to asceticism or religious symbols when they have suffered a major personal loss.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: Gopi-chandan and ochre are the companions of the broken-hearted.

Also said as

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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