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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 21 (3.21) means: Whatever a great person does, others follow. The standard they set, the whole world takes up.
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः। स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
yad yad ācharati śhreṣhṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate
Whatever a great person does, others follow. The standard they set, the whole world takes up.
कोई महान व्यक्ति जो करता है, दूसरे उसी का अनुसरण करते हैं। वह जो मानक तय करता है, पूरा संसार उसे अपना लेता है।
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It is verse 21 of Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 43 verses in total.
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