રાજાને ગમી તે રાણી, છાણા વીણતી આણી

rājānē gamī tē rāṇī, chāṇā vīṇatī āṇī

Literally: Whoever pleased the king became the queen — fetched in while gathering dung-cakes.
What it means: Rank arrives by favour, and it can arrive from anywhere.

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