Chapter 4 • Verse 7

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्॥

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

Meaning

Whenever righteousness declines and unrighteousness rises, O Bharata, at that time I manifest Myself.

When darkness rises, light appears. The Divine intervenes at crucial moments in cosmic history. This is the promise that good will never be permanently defeated.

Strength Reflection

"In times of moral confusion, I trust that divine guidance will appear."

Devotional Surrender

Lord, appear in my life when I lose my way. Restore dharma within me.