Ādi-līlā

Chapter 3: The External Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 25 of 113
Cc Ādi 3.25

যদ্যদাচরতি শ্রেষ্ঠস্তত্তদেবেতরো জনঃ স যত্প্রমাণং কুরুতে লোকস্তদনুবর্ততে

यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते

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

Synonyms

yat yathowever; ācaratibehaves; śreṣṭhaḥthe best man; tat tatthat; evacertainly; itaraḥthe lesser; janaḥman; saḥhe; yatwhich; pramāṇamstandard; kuruteshows; lokaḥthe people; tatthat; anuvartatefollow..

Translation

"'Whatever actions a great man performs, common people follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.'

Verse 25 of 113
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