બેઠક Bethak

ગુરૂ કહે તેમ કરવું, ગુરૂ કરે તેમ ન કરવું.

gurū kahē tēma karavuṁ, gurū karē tēma na karavuṁ.

Literally
Do as the guru says, do not do as the guru does.
What it means
Follow the advice of a mentor, but ignore their personal bad habits.

Also said as

  • ગુરૂની આજ્ઞા માથે ચડાવવી.
  • મોટાની વાહે ચલીએ, તે દુનીઆમાંથી ખડીએ.
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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