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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 7

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदाऽऽत्मानं सृजाम्यहम्

yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛijāmyaham

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.7 mean?

Whenever there is a decline of righteousness and a rise of unrighteousness, O Bharata, then I manifest Myself.

Word-by-word meaning

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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