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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.178
যদ্যদাচরতি শ্রেষ্ঠস্তত্তদেবেতরো জনঃ ।
স যৎ প্ৰমাণং কুরুতে লোকস্তদনুবর্ততে ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas
tat tad evetaro janaḥ
sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute
lokas tad anuvartate
“Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.”
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Common people follow the actions performed by a great person.
The standards established through exemplary acts are pursued by the world.
The purport identifies this teaching as a quotation from the Bhagavad-gītā.
The purport of CC Madhya 17.178 quotesBG 3.21
This is a quotation from the Bhagavad-gītā (3.21).
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Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Thereafter the Lord visited the twelve forests of Vṛndāvana and was filled with great ecstatic love. As He toured the Vṛndāvana forests, He heard the chirping of parrots and other birds.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What standard do my actions set for those who may follow my example?
Choose one action today that you would be glad to see others follow, and perform it carefully.
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