બેઠક Bethak

તુલસી ધીરજ મન ધરે, હાથી મણભર ખાય;

tulasī dhīraja mana dharē, hāthī maṇabhara khāya;

Literally
Tulsidas says, keep patience in your mind, even an elephant eats a maund of food.
What it means
God provides sustenance for everyone, even those with the largest appetites, so one should not worry about basic survival.

Also said as

  • ટુકડા અન્નકે કારણે, શ્વાન ધરેધર જાય.
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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