મનકા ફેરત જન્મ ગયા, ગયા ન મનકા ફેર;

manakā phērata janma gayā, gayā na manakā phēra;

Literally: A lifetime was spent turning the beads of the hand, but the turn of the mind did not change;
What it means: Criticizes superficial religious rituals, urging instead for a genuine inner transformation of the mind.

Also said as

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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