બેઠક Bethak

કરના ફકીરી, ક્યા દલગીરી, સદા મગનમેં રહેનાં.

karanā phakīrī, kyā dalagīrī, sadā maganamēṁ rahēnāṁ.

Literally
Adopt asceticism, why sorrow, always remain in joy.
What it means
Embracing a simple life free from worldly attachments brings constant happiness.

Also said as

  • કરેગા સો પાવેગા, બંદા રોટી ખાવેગા.
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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