બેઠક Bethak

તું દરિયા હમ ચીરીઆં, ચાંચ ભર જો પીવે;

tuṁ dariyā hama cīrīāṁ, cāṁca bhara jō pīvē;

Literally
You are the ocean and we are the little birds, who drink only a beakful;
What it means
God's abundance is infinite, and a devotee's small needs do not diminish His vastness in the slightest.

Also said as

  • તુજમેં રતી ના ઘટે, ઔર હમ ગરીબ જીવે.
  • તુલસી રેખા કરમકી, મેટ ન સકે રામ;
  • મિટાવે તો ખીલમ નહીં, સમજ કીયો હય કામ.
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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