CH 3, Verse 21

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Chapter 3

Verse 21

 

Yad-yad aacharati shreshhThastat-tad ev'etaro janaH /

sa yatpramaaNaM kurute lokas tad anuvartate //

 

The way a great man works-- that very way other people

too work. Whatever he sets up as the standard, that

the people follow.

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 21

As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

 

Man, by nature, is fond of following the footsteps of

others. So the Lord says in the next verse, “The way

a great man works-- that very way other people too

work. Whatever he sets up as the standard, that the

people follow.”

 

The sages and the great men in the society were always

engaged in doing some good work, although they had no

need of doing it. They did so only to set an example

to others in the society.

 

What the father does, the children follow. What the

great leaders do, the common man follows. So the

leaders should try to live up to a high standard of

moral and spiritual life. If they fail to do so,

others in the society will follow their example and

become corrupt. Thus the leaders would become

responsible in spoiling the minds of the people and

causing ruin to society. On the other hand, if the

leaders do some good work, their followers will get

inspiration and they will also start doing some good

work aimed at social welfare, and then the society

will flourish. So the leaders and the elders in the

society have a responsibility to show the correct path

to the people around them. As such, they should

always adhere to truth. They should be selfless and

perform their duties without attachment.

 

 

 

 

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