Ādi-līlā

Chapter 3: The External Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 22 of 113
Cc Ādi 3.22

যদা যদা হি ধর্মস্য গ্লানির্ভবতি ভারত অভ্যুত্থানমধর্মস্য তদাত্মানং সৃজাম্যহম্

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्

yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham

Synonyms

yadā yadāwhenever; hicertainly; dharmasyaof religious principles; glāniḥdecrease; bhavatithere is; bhārataO descendant of Bharata; abhyutthānamincrease; adharmasyaof irreligion; tadāthen; ātmānamMyself; sṛjāmimanifest; ahamI..

Translation

"'Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself.

Verse 22 of 113
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