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"name":"Cc. Ādi 3.25", "h1":"Cc. Ādi 3.25", "label":"Text 25", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 3.25", "description":"\" 'Whatever actions a great man performs, common people follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.'"
} —
Cc. Ādi 3.25
Text
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—man; saḥ—he; yat—which; pramāṇam—standard; kurute—shows; lokaḥ—the people; tat—that; anuvartate—follow.
Translation
“ 'Whatever actions a great man performs, common people follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.'