Bhagavad Gita 4.8

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Sri:

Sri Lakshminrisimha Parabrahmane Namaha

Sri Ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Nigamantha Mahadesikaya Namaha

 

SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA

- translation by Sri.V.N.Gopala Desikan

 

Chapter IV

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paritrAnAya sAdhUnAm vinAchAya cha dushkruthAm

dharma samsthApanArthAya sambhavAmi yugE yugE

 

paritrAnAya - For the protection

sAdhUnAm - of sadhus

vinAchAya cha - and destruction

dushkruthAm - of evil doers

samsthApanArthAya - and for establishment

dharma - dharmA ,

sambhavAmi - I take birth

yugE yugE - in every yugA

 

For the protection of sadhus and destruction

of evil-doers and for establishment of dharmA ,

I take birth in every yugA.

 

Commentary : I am born from time to time, for the

protection of the good people. Such good people

are always devoted to dharmA , as defined above.

They are the true vaishnavAs , taking refuge in

Me. They cannot live or support themselves ,

without seeing Me. As they will become weak and

unnerved , on account of seperation from Me ,

I am born from time to time , in the form of

dEvAS, men etc. for their sake. I protect them

by giving them oppurtunities of seeing, talking

to Me and about Me and so on.

It is also for the destruction of

wicked people; and to establish firmly the

VEdic dharmA; that I take births. In these

births of Mine, I show My extremely beautiful

and adorable form so that people can worship

Me and become My devotees.

The principal object of My avatArA

is only protection of the virtuous people. Their

sole objective is , as explained above , seeing

Me and worshipping Me only.

The destruction of wicked people is

only incidental. It is of secondary importance.

I can destroy such wicked people , merely by

My will. There is no need to take avatArA for

this purpose.

 

adiyEn,

senthil

 

(Courtesy : Sri Visishtadvaita Research Centre)