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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 8

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्। धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे

paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśhāya cha duṣhkṛitām dharma-sansthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.8 mean?

For the protection of the righteous, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the reestablishment of dharma, I manifest age after age.

Word-by-word meaning

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

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