# Cc. Madhya 17.178 ## Text > yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas > tat tad evetaro janaḥ > sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute > lokas tad anuvartate ## Synonyms *yat* *yat*—however; *ācarati*—behaves; *śreṣṭaḥ*—the best man; *tat* *tat*—that; *eva*—certainly; *itaraḥ*—the lesser; *janaḥ*—men; *saḥ*—he; *yat*—which; *pramāṇam*—standard; *kurute*—shows; *lokaḥ*—the people; *tat*—that; *anuvartate*—follow. ## Translation **"Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues."** ## Purport This is a quotation from *Bhagavad-gītā* [[bg/3/21|(Bg. 3.21)]].