[Goanet] Dev borem korun

[Antonio Menezes]

Imagine a village priest who normally had a lousy male cook.  A padri is
always welcome
to share a meal in a parishioner house.  Not that he had made a habit out of
it. At the
end of a meal , he has nothing to offer in return except to say a small
prayer : ''Tumkam
sogleanc Devan borem korum''. Hence the origin, perhaps of ''Dev borem
korun'' Please
note that unlike a ''thank you'' the ''Dev borem korun'' has no quid pro quo
attached to it.