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CC Madhya 17.178 (1975)

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

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).