Bhagavad Gita 4.7–8
By Vyasa (Bhagavad Gita) · संस्कृत
Whenever there is decline of dharma, O Bharata, and rise of adharma, then I manifest myself.
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यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्॥ ४.७॥ परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्। धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे॥ ४.८॥
Whenever there is decline of dharma, O Bharata, and rise of adharma, then I manifest myself. To protect the righteous, destroy the wicked, and re-establish dharma, I am born age after age.
1. Achyutam Keshavam Rama-Narayanam Krishna-Damodaram Vasudevam Harim.
Traditional
Adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram. Hridayam madhuram gamanam madhuram madhuradhipater-akhilam madhuram.
Vallabhacharya
Krishna Govind Govind Gopal Nandlal, Krishna Govind Hare Murari, He Nath Narayan Vasudev.
Traditional
Paayo ji maine Ram-ratan dhan paayo, Vastu amolak di mere Satguru, kirpa kar apnaayo.
Mirabai
Karmanye-vadhikaraste, ma phaleshu kadachana. Ma karma-phala-hetur-bhur, ma te sango'stva-karmani.
Vyasa (Bhagavad Gita)
Sarva-dharman-parityajya mam-ekam sharanam vraja. Aham tva sarva-papebhyo mokshayishyami ma shuchah.
Vyasa (Bhagavad Gita)
Public domain — Bhagavad Gita, ancient.