Bhagavad Gita 4.8 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I come again and again to protect the good and set things right.”
What it means
“To protect the good, to stop those who do evil and to restore what is right, I come again in every age.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Paritranaya Sadhunam”
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥
paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṃ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge
Translations
Literal translation
For the protection of the pious, the destruction of the evil-doers, and establishing virtue, I manifest Myself in every age.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
साधु पुरुषों के रक्षण, दुष्कृत्य करने वालों के नाश, तथा धर्म संस्थापना के लिये, मैं प्रत्येक युग में प्रगट होता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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