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BG 4.7 — 4.7 Whenever there is decline of righteousness, O Arjuna, and rise of unrighteousness, then I manifest Myself. | Live Gita
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यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत |
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ||४-७||

yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānirbhavati bhārata . abhyutthānamadharmasya tadātmānaṃ sṛjāmyaham ||4-7||


।।4.7।। हे भारत ! जब-जब धर्म की हानि और अधर्म की वृद्धि होती है,  तब-तब मैं स्वयं को प्रकट करता हूँ।।

Word-by-word meanings

4.7 यदा यदा whenever? हि surely? धर्मस्य of righteousness? ग्लानिः decline? भवति is? भारत O Bharata? अभ्युत्थानम् rise? अधर्मस्य of unrighteousness? तदा then? आत्मानम् Myself? सृजामि manifest? अहम् I.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 reac

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।4.7।।वह जन्म कब और किसलिये होता है सो कहते हैं हे भारत वर्णाश्रम आदि जिसके लक्षण हैं एवं प्राणियोंकी उन्नति और परम कल्याणका जो साधन है उस धर्मकी जबजब हानि होती है और अधर्मका अभ्युत्थान अर्थात् उन्नति होती है तबतब ही मैं मायासे अपने स्वरूपको रचता हूँ।

Swami Gambirananda

4.7 O scion of the Bharata dynasty, whenever there is a decline one virtue and increase of vice, then do I manifest Myself.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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