Bhagavad Gita 4.7 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Whenever goodness fades and wrong grows strong, I come.”
What it means
“Whenever goodness fades and wrongdoing rises, I appear.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya”
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत । अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānirbhavati bhārata abhyutthānamadharmasya tadātmānaṃ sṛjāmyaham
Translations
Literal translation
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, whenever there is a decline one virtue and increase of vice, then do I manifest Myself.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे भारत ! जब-जब धर्म की हानि और अधर्म की वृद्धि होती है, तब-तब मैं स्वयं को प्रकट करता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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