Question: Lord Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā: yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas – whatever great people do the common man follows – if devotees don’t follow the rules then common man also start doing the same, without understanding the inner intention. How to understand this?

Jayapatākā Swami: If the devotee is doing some service to the Lord, then we should see how this service was established. So since Lord Jagannātha has approved of this service there is nothing wrong with it, as Svarūpa Dāmodara had mentioned. So, the idea that one does what the Lord wants, that should be followed by everyone.
04-June-2021 SRI MAYAPUR DHAM, INDIA