Chapter 4 · Verse 7 · Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 4.7
Sanskrit
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदाऽऽत्मानं सृजाम्यहम्।।4.7।।
Transliteration
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛijāmyaham
In plain words
Krishna says that whenever what is right grows weak and wrong grows strong, he comes into the world. That's the whole verse. The next one, 4.8, says why: to protect the good and set things right again.
Many people say these two verses together in hard times. That's a good way to use them. Say them slowly, and know what the words mean as you say them.
The verse is also a mirror. Where has dharma slipped a little in your own life? A promise you didn't keep. Words that came out too sharp. You can't fix the whole world today. You can set one small thing right. Start there.
Word by Word
There's no single English word for dharma. It means right order, duty, what holds life together.
Adharma is the opposite. Bharata is a name for Arjuna, who comes from King Bharata's line.
This verse tells you when. 8, tells you why: to protect the good, to end wrongdoing, and to set dharma firmly in place again, age after age.
That's why the two are usually said together. In Vaishnava traditions they are central to the idea of avatars.
It's a statement about the Divine. It isn't a promise about any one situation, or any date.
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Bhagavad Gita 4.7 — BG 4.7
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