Whatever Action a Great Man Performs Common Men Follow

In the Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 3, Text 21 Lord Krishna reveals the most amazing knowledge:

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."

This is a great encouragement for us to become ideal Vaisnavas, perfect in every way, because in this way by setting ideal examples we can attract so many people to take to Krishna consciousness.

Here is Srila Prabhupada's wonderful, enlightening purport:

"People in general always require a leader who can teach the public by practical behavior. A leader cannot teach the public to stop smoking if he himself smokes. Lord Caitanya said that a teacher should behave properly before he begins teaching. One who teaches in that way is called ācārya, or the ideal teacher. Therefore, a teacher must follow the principles of śāstra (scripture) to teach the common man. The teacher cannot manufacture rules against the principles of revealed scriptures. The revealed scriptures, like Manu-saṁhitā and similar others, are considered the standard books to be followed by human society. Thus the leader's teaching should be based on the principles of such standard śāstras. One who desires to improve himself must follow the standard rules as they are practiced by the great teachers. The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam also affirms that one should follow in the footsteps of great devotees, and that is the way of progress on the path of spiritual realization. The king or the executive head of a state, the father and the schoolteacher are all considered to be natural leaders of the innocent people in general. All such natural leaders have a great responsibility to their dependents; therefore they must be conversant with standard books of moral and spiritual codes."

So let's all do this. Let us all become ideal examples of someone who is perfectly fixed in Krishna consciousness with our every thought, word, and deed in all times, places, and circumstances. In this way we can have a powerful uplifting impact on the present state of world affairs.


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Srila Prabhupada: The Ideal Acharya

Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom

Question: Does God Get Bored of Eternity?

Hare Krishna,

Doesn't God get bored of living eternally?

Thank you.

Catalina Mada

Answer: Krishna Lives in Timelessness

From: Austin, Texas USA

My Dear Catalina,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Krishna is not under the influence of time. Rather it is time that is under His influece. So it is not possible that over time He would get tired of being God. He lives eternally in the unlimitedly ecstatic ever-fresh present..

I hope this meets you in the best of health.

Your ever well-wisher,

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

The Most Urgent World Deliverance Mission

ISKCON Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, ordered his disciples to become gurus and deliver the world. Sankarshan Das Adhikari has taken this order very seriously and is thus accepting disciples all over the world and has dedicated himself fully to the mission of making the entire world Krishna conscious as soon as possible. He requests your help in this most urgent world deliverance mission to save the suffering humanity from gliding down to the animal kingdom in their next births.

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