Chapter 4 · Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation of ActionKrishna
Verse 7
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 4, श्लोक 7
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्॥
Transliteration
Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Glanir-Bhavati Bharata.
Abhyutthanam-Adharmasya Tada-Atmanam Srijamy-Aham.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
यदा यदाyada yadawhenever
हिhicertainly
धर्मस्यdharmasyaof righteousness
ग्लानिःglanihdecline
भवतिbhavatioccurs
भारतbharataO descendant of Bharata
अभ्युत्थानम्abhyutthanamrise/predominance
अधर्मस्यadharmasyaof unrighteousness
तदाtadathen
आत्मानम्atmanamMyself
सृजामिsrijamimanifest/create
अहम्ahamI
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे भारत! जब-जब धर्म की हानि (ग्लानि) होती है और अधर्म की वृद्धि होती है, तब-तब मैं स्वयं को प्रकट करता हूँ।
English Translation
Whenever there is a decline of righteousness and a rise of unrighteousness, O Bharata, then I manifest Myself.
Commentary (टीका)
This is one of the most celebrated verses of the Bhagavad Gita. Krishna promises that the Divine intervenes in human history whenever the cosmic balance between dharma and adharma is disturbed. This verse is the foundation of the Hindu concept of avatara — God's descent into the world is not arbitrary but purposeful, responding to the spiritual needs of creation.