Chapter 4 · Verse 8
Path of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्। धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे
paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśhāya cha duṣhkṛitām dharma-sansthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge
Word Meanings
paritrāṇāya — to protect; sādhūnām — the righteous; vināśhāya — to annihilate; cha — and; duṣhkṛitām — the wicked; dharma — the eternal religion; sansthāpana-arthāya — to reestablish; sambhavāmi — I appear; yuge yuge — age after age
Translation
To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked, and to firmly establish dharma, I manifest age after age.
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