CC Adi 3.22
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
TEXT 22
- yadā yadā hi dharmasya
- glānir bhavati bhārata
- abhyutthānam adharmasya
- tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham
SYNONYMS
yadā yadā — whenever; hi — certainly; dharmasya — of religious principles; glāniḥ — decrease; bhavati — there is; bhārata — O descendant of Bharata; abhyutthānam — increase; adharmasya — of irreligion; tadā — then; ātmānam — Myself; sṛjāmi — manifest; aham — I.
TRANSLATION
“‘Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself.