બેઠક Bethak

સોરઠા—નિશ્ચય હોય નિશંક, ચિત ન ફીજે ચળવિચળ;

sōraṭhā—niścaya hōya niśaṁka, cita na phījē caḷavicaḷa;

Literally
Be firm in your resolve, do not let the mind waver; these are the marks of the Creator, not a grain decreases.
What it means
Destiny is fixed and cannot be altered by human anxiety.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
There is no flying against destiny.The decrees of fate cannot be obliterated.

Also said as

  • એ વિધાતાના અંક, રાઈ ઘટે ન રાછ્યા.
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

Heard it differently, or know we've got the sense wrong? Tell us — that is exactly the kind of correction this needs.

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