Bhagavad Gita 3.23

यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः॥

yadi hyahaṃ na varteyaṃ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ |mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ ||

For, should I not ever engage myself in action, unwearied, people would in every way follow my path, O Arjuna.

Were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be inclined to do the same.

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.