બેઠક Bethak

શીરા સારૂ શ્રાવક થયું.

śīrā sārū śrāvaka thayuṁ.

Literally
Became a Shravak (Jain) for the sake of sweet porridge.
What it means
Someone who adopts new beliefs or affiliations purely for material gain.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
To adopt new views for loaves and fishes.

Also said as

  • સદ્ગુણ વેચી શ્રીમંત થવું.
  • ન્યાયનીતિને અળગાં કરે, તે દુનીઆમાં ડાલો હરે.
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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