Shloka : 74

पूर्वैर्महद्भिरपि यदधर्माचरणं क्वचित् ।

कृतं स्यात्तत्तु न ग्राह्यं ग्राह्यो धर्मस्तु तत्कृत: ॥ 74 ॥

અને પૂર્વે થયા જે મોટા પુરુષ, તેમણે પણ જો ક્યારેક અધર્માચરણ કર્યું હોય તો, તેનું ગ્રહણ ન કરવું અને તેમણે જે ધર્માચરણ કર્યું હોય તો તેનું ગ્રહણ કરવું. ॥ 74 ॥

And if the great people of the past had not followed the code of conduct as an exception, they should not be imitated. But they should be imitated for following the code of conduct. || 74 ||

Commentary

And if the noble and wise people of the past having virtues like austerity, ascetism and greatness had to violate the code of conduct due to extreme and unfavourable conditions of a place or time, or due to some calamity, my devotees should not follow such behaviour. Because it is proper to follow the code of conduct which is sacred and beyond this world and above all the criti­cism. The breach of code of conduct by the noble and wise people should neither be imitated nor be criticized. On the contrary, one should examine the overall situation, assess one’s ability and accordingly follow the proper code of conduct. Such behaviour leads to happiness.