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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


TEXT 178

yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas
tat tad evetaro janaḥ
sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute
lokas tad anuvartate


SYNONYMS

yat yat—however; ācarati—behaves; śreṣṭhaḥ—the best man; tat tat—that; eva—certainly; itaraḥ—the lesser; janaḥ—men; saḥ—he; yat—which; pramāṇam—standard; kurute—shows; lokaḥ—the people; tat—that; anuvartate—follow.


TRANSLATION

“Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.”


PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 3.21).

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