గాలిలో దీపం పెట్టి దేవుడా నీ మహిమ అన్నట్లు

galilo dipam petti devuda ni mahima annatlu

Translation

Like placing a lamp in the wind and saying 'Oh God, show your miracle'

Meaning

This proverb describes a situation where someone takes a foolish risk or acts with extreme negligence and then expects a miracle or divine intervention to save them. It is used to criticize people who do not take necessary precautions yet blame fate or ask for God's help when things inevitably go wrong.

Related Phrases

The greatness of the noble is like the lotus according to the water level.

Just as a lotus flower rises or adjusts its position based on the depth of the water it grows in, noble or great people demonstrate their excellence and virtues in proportion to the challenges or situations they face. It suggests that true character adapts and shines through regardless of the depth of the circumstances.

Like placing a lamp in a storm and saying, 'Oh God, this is your miracle'

This proverb is used to describe a person who acts recklessly or carelessly and then expects a divine intervention or luck to save them from the inevitable consequences. It criticizes the hypocrisy of blaming or creditng fate/God after knowingly putting oneself in a precarious situation.

Having put the lamp in the wind, he prays "O God! show thy power."

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone takes an unnecessary risk or acts carelessly, and then expects a miracle or divine intervention to prevent a disaster. It highlights the folly of not taking basic precautions and blaming fate or expecting God to fix self-inflicted problems.

Like saying it is the miracle of Goddess Ganga if one's foot slips into the water.

This proverb is used to describe a person who tries to cover up their mistakes or accidents by attributing them to divine will or some noble cause. It mocks the hypocrisy of justifying a failure or a clumsy act as if it were a pre-planned or spiritual event.

[ As soon as ] the light [is] in the niche, [he puts his] food into his belly. To save the oil.

This expression describes a state of basic contentment, security, and stability. Just as a lamp protected in a wall niche stays lit and food in the belly provides immediate satisfaction, it refers to having one's essential needs met—shelter and sustenance. It is often used to describe a simple, worry-free life or a situation where everything is in its proper, safe place.

Even if the temple is small, the greatness of the god within is superior.

This expression is used to convey that the size or outward appearance of something does not determine its value or power. It suggests that one should not judge someone's talent or a thing's effectiveness based on its physical scale or simplicity.

Like placing a small oil lamp before a flaming torch.

This expression is used to describe a situation where something small, insignificant, or inferior is compared to or placed in front of something vastly superior and brilliant. It highlights how the smaller object's light is completely overshadowed and made redundant by the larger one's brilliance.

Bring it to me and I will show you my miracle, he said.

This expression is used to describe someone who makes grand, empty promises or boasts about their capabilities, but only under the condition that someone else does the hard work first. It highlights a person's tendency to take credit for an outcome while contributing nothing to the effort required to reach it.

Like placing a lamp in the wind and saying, 'O God, it is your miracle.'

This proverb describes a situation where someone acts recklessly or fails to take basic precautions, and then expects a divine or miraculous intervention to save them. It is used to criticize people who do not take responsibility for their actions and instead leave everything to fate or luck.

Like placing a lamp in a heavy wind and claiming its survival is due to one's own virtue.

This proverb is used to describe someone who takes personal credit for an outcome that was actually a result of pure luck or external circumstances. It mocks people who boast about their greatness or 'powers' when they have done something foolish or risky and happened to succeed by chance.