બેઠક Bethak

વિણ વગ ન ફાવી શકે, પેગમ્બર કે પીર;

viṇa vaga na phāvī śakē, pēgambara kē pīra;

Literally
Without support, neither prophet nor saint can succeed; see the support of Sati Draupadi, she managed to wear the cloth.
What it means
Even the most righteous people rely on support to survive crises.

Also said as

  • જુઓ વગ સતી દ્રૌપદી, પેરવા પામી ચીર.
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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