Adi-lila, Chapter 3 179

yad yad acarati sresthas
tat tad evetaro janah

sa yat pramanam kurute
lokas tad anuvartate

SYNONYMS

yat yat—however; acarati—behaves; sresthah—the best man; tat tat—that; eva—
certainly; /tarah—the lesser; janah—man; sah—he; yat—which; pramanam-—standard;
kurute—shows; /okafh—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.’

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yuga-dharma-pravartana haya arhsa haite
amd vind anye nare vraja-prema dite

SYNONYMS

yuga-dharma—of the religion of the age; pravartana—the inauguration; haya—is;
armsa—the plenary portion; haite—from; Gmd—for Me; ving—except; anye—another;
nare—is not able; vraja-prema-—love like that of the residents of Vraja; dite—to bestow.

TRANSLATION

““My plenary portions can establish the principles of religion for each age. No one
but Me, however, can bestow the kind of loving service performed by the residents
of Vraja.

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santv avatard bahavah
pankaja-nabhasya sarvato bhadrah
krsnad anyah ko va latasv
api premado bhavati
