Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत । अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥ परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥
Transliteration
Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir-bhavati Bharata · Abhyutthanam-adharmasya tadatmanam srijamy-aham · Paritranaya sadhunam vinashaya cha dushkritam · Dharma-samsthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge
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Meaning
Whenever dharma declines and adharma rises, O Bharata, I manifest Myself. To protect the righteous, to destroy the evil-doers, and to re-establish dharma — I take birth, age after age.
When & why
Two of the most quoted verses of the Gita. Krishna's promise to humanity.
Traditional benefits
Reaffirms faith in cosmic balance and divine intervention.
Source: Bhagavad Gita 4.7-8
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