CC Madhya 17.178

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

CC Madhya 17.177

CC Madhya 17.179

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).