The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission.
What the spiritual aspirant must do - sloka 19-26
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 3 -Karma Yoga - Sloka 21
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| Krishna & Aghasura |
Yat yat acharati shreshtah tat tat eva itarah janah I
Sah yat pramanam kurute lokah tat anuvartate II sloka 21
यत् यत् आचरति श्रेष्टः तत् तत् एव इतरः जनः ।
सः यत् प्रमाणं कुरुतेलोकः तत् अनुवर्तते II श्लोक २१
Whatever a great man does is followed by others; people go by the example he sets up.
Being eminent with virtues is a rare gift which comes from God. In one so imbued godly qualities are in evidence. Such a man is viewed a model to society. The world feels inclined to walk in his way. His responsibility is therefore very great. Man is to society what a limb is to the body. As the action of the limb affects the body, the action of a man affects the society. In public interest a person of eminence has therefore to put forth his best. Slighting or allowing godly gifts to go waste, amounts to slighting God himself.
A person took his ailing son to a physician for medical consultation. The man asked him to bring the boy again on the following day. After posing to examine the patient for a while the healer advised the father from giving sweet sickly boy. "This could have been told to me the first day itself instead of making me walk twice carrying the boy." complained the parent. The doctor explained, " But then, my man, there was kept here yesterday a plate of candy. My advice might have been mistaken by your son for selfishness". The responsibility of those who guide is very great.
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्यतत्तदेवेतरो जनः।
ReplyDeleteस यत्तप्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।"_______श्रीमाद्भावाद्गीता (अध्याय-३; श्लोक -२१) : श्रेष्ठ मनुष्य जो-जो आचरण करता है, दुसरे मनुष्य वैसा-वैसा ही आचरण करते हैं! वह जी कुछ प्रमाण (कर्म प्राप्त उत्तम सिद्धि) देता है, दुसरे मनुष्य उसी के सामान आचरण करते हैं!