Gita 3.21
यत्, यत् आचरति, श्रेष्ठः, तत्, तत्, एव, इतरः, जनः,
सः, यत्, प्रमाणम्, कुरुते, लोकः, तत्, अनुवर्तते।।21।।
Yat’, yat’, aacharti, shreshthH, tat’, tat’, ev, itarH, janH,
SaH, yat’, prmaanam’, kurute, lokH, tat’, anuvartte ||21||
Translation: (ShreshthH) A great man i.e. a devotee who does sadhna[8] according to the injunctions of the scriptures (yat’, yat’) whatever (aacharti) behaves/does (itarH) other (janH) men also (tat’, tat’) same (ev) do (saH) he (yat’) whatever (prmaanam’) standards (kurute) does/sets (lokH) all the people (tat’) it (anuvartte) start acting accordingly. (21)
Whatever a great man, i.e. a devotee who does sadhna according to the injunctions of the scriptures does, other men also do the same. Whatever standards he sets, all the people start following it.
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