Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Shloka Meaning

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भव- ति भारत । अभ्युत्थान- मधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्- ॥४-७॥

भावार्थ:  हे भरतवंशी अर्जुन! जब-जब धर्म की हानि और अधर्म की वृद्धि होती है, तब-तब ही मैं अपने-आपको साकार रूप से प्रकट करता हूँ।

परित्राणाय- साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्- । धर्मसंस्था- पनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥४-८॥

भावार्थ:  साधुओं-(भक्तों-) की रक्षा करने के लिये, पापकर्म करने वालों का विनाश करने के लिये और धर्म की भली-भाँति स्थापना करने के लिये मैं युग-युग में प्रकट हुआ करता हूँ।

English Transliteration :

YADA YADA HI DHARMASYA GLANIRBHAVATI BHARATA |
ABHYUTTANAM ADHARMASYA TADAATMANAAM SRUJAMYAHAM ||

Translation: Whenever there is downfall of dharma and the Adharma Prevails, I Reincarnate myself on this abode Earth For the well being of Mankind.

Meanings :
yada — whenever;
yada — wherever;
hi — certainly;
dharmasya — of religion;
glanih — discrepancies;
bhavati — manifested,becomes;
bharata — O descendant of Bharata;
abhyutthanam — predominance;
adharmasya — of irreligion;
tada — at that time;
atmanam — self;
srjami — manifest;
aham — I.

PARITRANAYA SADHOONAAM VINASHAYACHA DUSHKRITAAM |
DHARMA SAMSTHAPANARTHAYA SAMBHAVAAMI YUGE YUGE ||

Translation : For the protection of the good and also for the destruction of the wicked, for the establishment of Dharma, am I born from age to age.

Meanings:
paritranaya — for the deliverance;
sadhunam — of the devotees;
vinasaya — for the annihilation;
ca — also;
duskrtam — of the miscreants;
dharma — principles of religion;
samsthapana-arthaya — to reestablish;
sambhavami — I do appear;
yuge — millennium;
yuge — after millennium

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