यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥ ४-७ ॥परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥ ४-८ ॥

Yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata Abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham Paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśhāya cha duṣhkṛitām Dharma-sansthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge

"Whenever there is a decline in righteousness (Dharma) and a rise in unrighteousness (Adharma), O descendant of Bharata, at that time I manifest myself. For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the sake of firmly establishing righteousness, I am born from age to age". Where to Listen and Download MP3s

The complete prayer consists of two interconnected verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.

The verse is perhaps the most recognized shloka from the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 4, Verses 7–8). It serves as a divine promise of intervention, offering hope that righteousness will always prevail over chaos. The Full Shloka and Meaning