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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.'