Bhagavad Gita · Karma YogaAdhyaay 3, Shloka 21 (3.21)
Mool Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यद् यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत् तदेवेतरो जनः
स यत् प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते
॥ 3.21 ॥
yad yadācarati śreṣṭhastat tadevetaro janaḥ
sa yat pramāṇaṃ kurute lokastadanuvartate
Anuvaad
"Shreshth vyakti jo-jo aacharan karta hai, doosre log wahi karte hain; woh jo maanak sthaapit karta hai, lok usi ka anusaran karta hai."
Bhaavaarth
Do star. (1) Yad yad ācarati — jo karta hai (aacharan); (2) yat pramāṇaṃ kurute — jo maanak banaata hai (niyam, maapdand).
Shankaracharya: śreṣṭhaḥ pradhānaḥ — pradhaan, mukhya vyakti. Pramāṇam … laukikaṃ vaidikaṃ vā — laukik ya vaidik maanak; lok tad eva pramāṇī-karoti — usi ko pramaan maan leta hai.
Aacharya Ramanuja — saare angon sahit. Śreṣṭhaḥ kṛtsna-śāstra-jñātṛtayā anuṣṭhātṛtayā ca prathitaḥ — jo sampoorn shaastra jaanne aur aacharan karne ke liye prasiddh hai. Woh jis roop mein, jin angon ke saath karm karta hai, akṛtsna-vid — adhoora jaanne wala — lok bhi usi roop mein karta hai. Isliye lok-raksha ke liye aise shreshth vyakti ko sva-varṇāśramocitaṃ karma sakalaṃ sarvadā anuṣṭheyam — apne varnaashram ke uchit sab karm sada karne chahiye. Anyathā loka-nāśa-janitaṃ pāpaṃ jñāna-yogād api enaṃ pracyāvayet — varna lok-naash se utpann paap use gyaan-yoga se bhi gira dega.