Chapter 4, Verse 7
Chapter 4 · jnana-yoga
Shloka
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत | अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ||४-७||
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānirbhavati bhārata . abhyutthānamadharmasya tadātmānaṃ sṛjāmyaham ||4-7||
English Meaning
English Meaning
Whenever there is decline of righteousness, O Arjuna, and rise of unrighteousness, then I manifest Myself.
Hindi Meaning
हे भारत ! जब-जब धर्म की हानि और अधर्म की वृद्धि होती है, तब-तब मैं स्वयं को प्रकट करता हूँ।।
Russian Meaning
Всякий раз, когда происходит упадок праведности, о Арджуна, и рост неправедности, тогда Я проявляю Себя.
Spanish Meaning
Siempre que hay una disminución de la rectitud, oh Arjuna, y un aumento de la injusticia, entonces Yo Me manifiesto.
Commentary
Dharma is that which sustains and holds together. There is no proper eivalen for this term in the English language. That which helps a man to attain to Moksha or salvation is Dharma. That which makes a man irreligious or unrighteous is Adharma. That which elevates a man and helps him reach the goal of life and attain knowledge is Dharma that which drags him and hurls him down in the abyss of worldliness and ignorance is Adharma.