બેઠક Bethak

પારસમેં ઓર સંતમેં, બડા અંતરા જાત;

pārasamēṁ ōra saṁtamēṁ, baḍā aṁtarā jāta;

Literally
Between the philosopher's stone and a saint, there is a great difference;
What it means
A philosopher's stone only turns iron into gold, but a saint transforms others into holy beings like himself.

Also said as

  • વહ લેહ કંચન કરે, વહ કરે આપ સમાન.
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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