બેઠક Bethak

પનઘટ પન ઘટ હે, પનઘટ વાંકા નામ; તુલસી પન કૈસે રહે, પન ઘટવેકા ઠામ.

panaghaṭa pana ghaṭa hē, panaghaṭa vāṁkā nāma; tulasī pana kaisē rahē, pana ghaṭavēkā ṭhāma.

Literally
The water-ghat is indeed the decrease of life, water-ghat is a crooked name; Tulsidas says, how can life remain at the place of its decrease?
What it means
A play on words warning that visiting places of worldly temptation or indulgence gradually erodes one's spiritual vows and life force.
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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