નિત્ય કમલ જળમાં રહે, લેશ ન ભેદે નીર; કામ ન ભેદે તેને, જેનું શુદ્ધ શરીર.

nitya kamala jaḷamāṁ rahē, lēśa na bhēdē nīra; kāma na bhēdē tēnē, jēnuṁ śuddha śarīra.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · awaiting its meaning

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