4.7 यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदाऽऽत्मानं सृजाम्यहम्
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir
Word meanings
yadā yadā—whenever;hi—certainly;dharmasya—of righteousness;glāniḥ—decline;bhavati—is;bhārata—Arjun, descendant of Bharat;abhyutthānam—increase;adharmasya—of unrighteousness;tadā—at that time;ātmānam—self;sṛijāmi—manifest;aham—I
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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For, whenever there is a decay of righteousness and the rise of unrighteousness, then, O descendant of Bharata, I send forth that which the Self is unimportant.
Whenever spirituality decays and materialism is rampant, then, O Arjuna, I reincarnate Myself!
Whenever there is a decline of Dharma, O Arjuna, and uprising of Adharma, then I incarnate Myself.
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, whenever there is a decline one virtue and increase of vice, then do I manifest Myself.
Whenever there is a decline of righteousness, O Arjuna, and rise of unrighteousness, then I manifest Myself!
4.9 जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः। त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन
janma karma ca me divyam
Word meanings
janma—birth;karma—activities;cha—and;me—of mine;divyam—divine;evam—thus;yaḥ—who;vetti—know;tattvataḥ—in truth;tyaktvā—having abandoned;deham—the body;punaḥ—again;janma—birth;na—never;eti—takes;mām—to me;eti—comes;saḥ—he;arjuna—Arjun
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Whoever knows correctly the divine birth and action of Mine, he, upon abandoning the body, does not go to rebirth, but goes to Me, O Arjuna!
He who realises the divine truth concerning My birth and life is not born again; and when he leaves his body, he becomes one with Me.
He who thus knows in truth My divine birth and actions does not get rebirth after leaving the body; he will come to Me, O Arjuna.
He who thus knows truly the divine birth and actions of Mine does not get rebirth after casting off the body. He attains Me, O Arjuna.
He who thus knows in true light My divine birth and action, after having abandoned the body is not born again; he comes to Me, O Arjuna!
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ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 4: Wisdom in Action
jñānakarmasaṃnyāsayoga
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4.8 परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्। धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे
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Word meanings
paritrāṇāya—to protect;sādhūnām—the righteous;vināśhāya—to annihilate;cha—and;duṣhkṛitām—the wicked;dharma—the eternal religion;sansthāpana-arthāya—to reestablish;sambhavāmi—I appear;yuge yuge—age after age
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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For the protection of the good people, and for the destruction of evildoers, and for the purpose of firmly establishing righteousness, I take birth in every age.
To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age.
For the protection of the good and also for the destruction of the wicked, for the establishment of Dharma, am I born from age to age.
For the protection of the pious, the destruction of the evil-doers, and establishing virtue, I manifest Myself in every age.
For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the establishment of righteousness, I am born in every age.
