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Chapter 4 · Verse 7 · Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 4.7

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Sanskrit

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदाऽऽत्मानं सृजाम्यहम्।।4.7।।

Transliteration

yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛijāmyaham

Word by Word

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
Simplified Perspective

This is Krishna's eternal promise—that dharma is never abandoned, never left to perish in the cosmos. When righteousness declines and unrighteousness spreads like poison through human hearts, the Divine Self takes form to restore balance and awaken those who have forgotten their true nature.

This verse assures us that the universe bends toward justice, not through human effort alone, but through Grace itself manifesting when needed. In our time of confusion and moral fragmentation, this teaches us to trust that awakening is always available—we need only recognize the Divine presence already working within and around us.

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Bhagavad Gita 4.7 — BG 4.7

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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