Caitanya-caritāmṛta 17.178
yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate
[yad yad aacharati shreshthas tat tad evetaro janah sa yat pramaanam kurute lokas tad anuvartate]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate
“Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.”
Purport
This is a quotation from the Bhagavad-gītā (3.21).
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
My note
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