CC Madhya 17.178
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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).