🪷 ŚB 6.2.4

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Sanskrit

यद्यदाचरति श्रेयानितरस्तत्तदीहते । स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

yad yad ācarati śreyān itaras tat tad īhate sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate
Synonyms
yat yat — whatever; ācarati — executes; śreyān — a first-class man with full knowledge of religious principles; itaraḥ — the subordinate man; tat tat — that; īhate — performs; saḥ — he (the great man); yat — whatever; pramāṇam — as evidence or as the right thing; kurute — accepts; lokaḥ — the general public; tat — that; anuvartate — follows.

Translation

The mass of people follow the example of a leader in society and imitate his behavior. They accept as evidence whatever the leader accepts.

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