Mūla — the verse
Gita Press numberingTranslation
Swami Gambhīrānanda · follows Śaṅkara-bhāṣyaWhatever a superior person does, another person does the same! Whatever they uphold as authority, an ordinary person follows that.
हिन्दी अनुवाद — Swami Tejomayānanda
श्रेष्ठ पुरुष जैसा आचरण करता है, अन्य लोग भी वैसा ही अनुकरण करते हैं; वह पुरुष जो कुछ प्रमाण कर देता है, लोग भी उसका अनुसरण करते हैं।।
Pronunciation — Vaamshii
from VaamshiiWord by word
padārthaThemes
from The Thematic Companion to the Bhagavad GītāMeaning — Questions & Solutions
from Q&A with KnA“Fully established in Perfect Inaction, having attained the purpose of all action, wholly content, I have no need to act at all. Yet I engage in action, solely for the benefit of the world. How, and why?” First, by setting an example, like Janaka: for if such an exalted one as Kṛṣṇa were seen to do nothing, people would wrongly conclude, “Why should we act, when he himself does not?” Second, by acting, Kṛṣṇa adds the further benefit of pouring out his realised, infinite Joy and Wisdom to those who seek it.