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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures</h3>
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The whole idea is that Kṛṣṇa wants Arjuna to become an ideal person, ideal person, so that ordinary men can follow. And generally, the practice is also the same. Any leader, if the leader of the people, they are ideal, he is ideal . . . a leader of the man, if he is ideal, the followers also become ideal. And if the leader of the society or country is not an ideal man, then the followers or the countrymen or the members of the society, they are also of the same type. Now, Kṛṣṇa says:
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[[Vanisource:660530 - Lecture BG 03.21-25 - New York|660530 - Lecture BG 03.21-25 - New York]]
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"A person, whatever he may be, even he is very lowborn, but if he utters the holy name of God by his tongue, he becomes the glorious person." Śva-pacaḥ ataḥ. Śva-paca. Śva means dog, and pacaḥ ataḥ, pacaḥ ataḥ means one who eats dog. In India the dog-eaters are considered to be the lowest class of men, dog-eaters. So śva-pacaḥ ataḥ. Śva-pacaḥ ataḥ means the dog-eaters. So even the dog-eaters, even if he is a dog-eater, it doesn't matter. If he can chant the holy name of Lord, then he becomes glorious. Aho bata śva-paco 'to garīyān yaj-jihvāgre nāma tubhyam. So this Hare Kṛṣṇa chanting is glorious, and anyone who chants this, he becomes glorious. So Lord Kṛṣṇa says that:

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:yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas
:lokas tad śreṣṭhas
:tat tad evetaro janaḥ
:sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute
:lokas tad anuvartate 
:([[Vanisource:BG 3.21 (1972)|BG 3.21]])
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Yad yad: "Whatever is practiced by the principal, or the superiors . . ." In every society, in every country, there are certain class of men who are considered the leaders, or the superior men. Lord Kṛṣṇa says that whatever is practiced by the top-list men, that is followed by the ordinary class of men. Sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute: and the top-list man, whatever he adopts or whatever scripture or whatever instruction he admits, lokas tad anuvartate: ordinary class of men, they generally follow.

The whole idea is that Kṛṣṇa wants Arjuna to become an ideal person, ideal person, so that ordinary men can follow. And generally, the practice is also the same. Any leader, if the leader of the people, they are ideal, he is ideal . . . a leader of the man, if he is ideal, the followers also become ideal. And if the leader of the society or country is not an ideal man, then the followers or the countrymen or the members of the society, they are also of the same type. Now, Kṛṣṇa says:

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:na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ
:triṣu lokeṣu kiñcana
:nānavāptam avāptavyaṁ
:varta eva ca karmaṇi 
:([[Vanisource:BG 3.22 (1972)|BG 3.22]])
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"Now see, Arjuna. I am the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I have nothing to do in this world for gaining something." Everyone does something with the purpose of some gain. Without gain nobody works—either spiritual gain or material gain. Somebody works for material gain and somebody works for spiritual gain. There must be some gain. But Lord Kṛṣṇa, He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Supreme Personality of Godhead means He is full with opulence, all opulence.
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