यदा यदा हि
धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्॥
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय
च दुष्कृतम्। धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय
संभवामि युगे युगे॥
yada yada hi dharmasya glanirbhavati bharata
abhyutthanamadharmasya tadatmanam srijamyaham
paritranaya sadhunam vinashaya cha dushkritam
dharmasansthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge
Whenever there is a decline in dharma or righteousness on this earth,
O Arjuna, in such times, I will manifest myself on earth.
To protect the righteous folk, and destroy evil deeds,
and to re-establish the principles of dharma,
I will re-appear on this earth age after age.