# Yad Yad Acharati Shreshthah (यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठः)

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- Type: Shloka
- Scripture: Bhagavad Gita 3.21
- Language: sa
- Source: Bhagavad Gita 3 Sanskrit checked against SanskritDocuments: https://www.sanskritdocuments.org/doc_giitaa/bhagvadnew.html ; meanings checked against IIT Kanpur Gita Supersite and Vedabase chapter 3: https://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in/srimad?field_chapter_value=3&field_nsutra_value=21&language=dv ; https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/3/

## Summary

Bhagavad Gita 3.21 teaches a devotional principle from Krishna’s dialogue with Arjuna.

## Verses

### Bhagavad Gita 3.21

> यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः ।
> स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥

Meaning (Hindi): श्रेष्ठ व्यक्ति जैसा आचरण करता है, दूसरे लोग भी वैसा ही करते हैं। वह जिस मानक को स्थापित करता है, संसार उसका अनुसरण करता है।

Meaning (English): Whatever an excellent person does, others follow. People follow the standard that person sets.