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TEXT 23 yadi hy aham na varteyam
SYNONYMS  yadi--if;
hi--certainly;
aham--I; na--do not; varteyam--thus engage; jatu--ever;
karmani--in the performance of prescribed duties; atandritah--with
great care; mama--My; vartma--path;
anuvartante--would
follow; manusyah--all men; partha--O son of Prtha; sarvasah--in
all respects.
TRANSLATION For, if I
did not engage in work, O Partha, certainly all men would follow My path.
PURPORT In order to
keep the balance of social tranquility for progress in spiritual life,
there are traditional family usages meant for every civilized man. Although
such rules and regulations are for the conditioned souls and not Lord Krsna,
because He descended to establish the principles of religion, He followed
the prescribed rules. Otherwise, common men would follow in His footsteps,
because He is the greatest authority. From the Srimad-Bhagavatam
it is understood that Lord Krsna was performing all the religious duties
at home and out of home, as required of a householder.
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