Bhagavad-gītā As it Is — Bhagavad-gītā Como Ele É EM PROCESSO << 3 - Karma-yoga >> << 3 - Karma-yoga >> << VERSE 21 — VERSO 21 >> यद यद आचरति शरेष्ठस तत तद एवेतरॊ जनः स यत परमाणं कुरुते लॊकस तद अनुवर्तते yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate WORD BY WORD — PALAVRA POR PALAVRA yat yat whatever ācarati he does śreṣṭhaḥ a respectable leader tat that tat and that alone eva certainly itaraḥ common janaḥ person saḥ he yat whichever pramāṇam example kurute does perform lokaḥ all the world tat that anuvartate follows in the footsteps TRANSLATION — TRADUÇÃO Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues. Qualquer ação executada por um homem importante, é copiada pelos homens comuns, e o mundo inteiro procurará imitar os padrões que ele estabelecer através de seus atos exemplares. PURPORT — SIGNIFICADO People in general always require a leader who can teach the public by practical behavior. A leader cannot teach the public to stop smoking if he himself smokes. Lord Caitanya said that a teacher should behave properly before he begins teaching. One who teaches in that way is called ācārya, or the ideal teacher. Therefore, a teacher must follow the principles of śāstra (scripture) to teach the common man. The teacher cannot manufacture rules against the principles of revealed scriptures. The revealed scriptures, like Manu-saṁhitā and similar others, are considered the standard books to be followed by human society. Thus the leader’s teaching should be based on the principles of such standard śāstras. One who desires to improve himself must follow the standard rules as they are practiced by the great teachers. The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam also affirms that one should follow in the footsteps of great devotees, and that is the way of progress on the path of spiritual realization. The king or the executive head of a state, the father and the schoolteacher are all considered to be natural leaders of the innocent people in general. All such natural leaders have a great responsibility to their dependents; therefore they must be conversant with standard books of moral and spiritual codes. << Previous Verso — Verso anterior | Next Verse — Próximo >>

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