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BG 3.21 — 3.21 Whatsoever a great man does, that the other men also do; whatever he sets up as the standard, that the world (mankind) follows. | Live Gita
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यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः |
स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ||३-२१||

yadyadācarati śreṣṭhastattadevetaro janaḥ . sa yatpramāṇaṃ kurute lokastadanuvartate ||3-21||


।।3.21।। 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।।

Word-by-word meanings

3.21 यद्यत् whatsoever? आचरति does? श्रेष्ठः the best? तत्तत् that? एव only? इतरः the other? जनः people? सः he (that great man)? यत् what? प्रमाणम् standard (authority? demonstration)? कुरुते does? लोकः the world (people)? तत् that? अनुवर्तते follows.Commentary Man is a social animal. He is an imitating animal too. He takes his ideas of right and wrong from those whom he regards as his moral superior. Whatever a great man follows? the same is considered as an authority by his followers. They try

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।3.21।।लोकसंग्रह किसको करना चाहिये और किसलिये करना चाहिये सो कहते हैं श्रेष्ठ पुरुष जोजो कर्म करता है अर्थात् प्रधान मनुष्य जिसजिस कर्ममें बर्तता है दूसरे लोग उसके अनुयायी होकर उसउस कर्मका ही आचरण किया करते हैं। तथा वह श्रेष्ठ पुरुष जिसजिस लौकिक या वैदिक प्रथाको प्रामाणिक मानता है लोग उसीके अनुसार चलते हैं अर्थात् उसीको प्रमाण मानते हैं।

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Swami Gambirananda

3.21 Whatever a superior person does, another person does that very thing! Whatever he upholds as authority, an ordinary person follows that.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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