Bhagavad Gita 3.21 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“People copy their leaders. Set a good example.”
What it means
“Whatever a leader does, others copy. Whatever standard they set, the world follows.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Yad Yad Acharati Shreshthah”
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः । स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥
yadyadācarati śreṣṭhastattadevetaro janaḥ sa yatpramāṇaṃ kurute lokastadanuvartate
Translations
Literal translation
Whatever a superior person does, another person does that very thing! Whatever he upholds as authority, an ordinary person follows that.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्रेष्ठ पुरुष जैसा आचरण करता है, अन्य लोग भी वैसा ही अनुकरण करते हैं; वह पुरुष जो कुछ प्रमाण कर देता है, लोग भी उसका अनुसरण करते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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