બેઠક Bethak

જો ત્રિય પાવન ચતુર અતિ, માનત પતિ શિર મૌર;

jō triya pāvana catura ati, mānata pati śira maura;

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.
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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