બેઠક Bethak

નેકી કરકે નેકકા, બદલેકી નહીં આશ;

nēkī karakē nēkakā, badalēkī nahīṁ āśa;

Literally
Do good deeds without any hope of a reward.
What it means
True virtue lies in performing good deeds selflessly, without expecting anything in return.

Also said as

  • દામ કીસીસે માંગે નહીં, પુત્ર જે દેવે ખાસ.
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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