Bhagavad Gita
· Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga 4
· Verse 7
Verified original
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्
യദാ യദാ ഹി ധര്മസ്യ ഗ്ലാനിര്ഭവതി ഭാരത അഭ്യുത്ഥാനമധര്മസ്യ തദാത്മാനം സൃജാമ്യഹം
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham
English Translation
Whenever there is a decline in righteousness and a rise in unrighteousness, O Arjuna, at that time I manifest Myself.
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Explanation · English
One of the most quoted verses in Hinduism. Krishna declares he incarnates whenever dharma is threatened — not on a fixed schedule but in response to cosmic need. "Yadā yadā" (whenever, whenever) emphasizes this is an eternal promise, not a one-time event.