બેઠક Bethak

હરિ ભજવા હક બોલવા, દોનું બાત અવલ;

hari bhajavā haka bōlavā, dōnuṁ bāta avala;

Literally
To worship God and to speak the truth, both these things are supreme;
What it means
Devotion to God and honesty in speech are the highest virtues a person can practice.

Also said as

  • તુલસી વાકુ રહત હય, આઠો પહાર અમલ.
  • તુલસી વિલંબ ન કીજીએ, સબસે મીલીએ ધાય;
  • કા જાણે કા બેસમેં, નારાયન મીલ જાય.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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