- Literally
- If a woman is pure, extremely clever, considers her husband the crown on her head, and speaks sweet words, that woman is Lakshmi herself, none other.
- What it means
- A devoted, intelligent, and soft-spoken wife is the personification of fortune and grace.
- The English proverb Shah set beside it
- If a woman is pure and very clever, and considers her husband as the crown on her head; and speaks sweet words, that woman is Lakshmi, no other.
Also said as
- મુખ બાની બોલત મધુર, સો સ્ત્રી શ્રી, નહીં ઓર.
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