બેઠક Bethak

સુધડ નાર સંસારમાં, ત્રિલોક તારક નાવ;

sudhaḍa nāra saṁsāramāṁ, trilōka tāraka nāva;

Literally
A virtuous woman in the world is a boat that saves the three worlds.
What it means
A good woman is the savior of her family and society.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
A virtuous woman in the world is a boat that saves the three worlds; God will cherish the feelings of a woman of noble family.

Also said as

  • કુળવધુ કુળવંતીને, ભગવત ધરશે ભાવ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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