यदा ह्यधर्मेण तमोधियो नृपा जीवन्ति तत्रैष हि सत्त्वत: किल । धत्ते भगं सत्यमृतं दयां यशो भवाय रूपाणि दधद्युगे युगे ॥ २५ ॥
yada hy adharmena tamo-dhiyo nrpa jivanti tatraisa hi sattvatah kila dhatte bhagam satyam rtam dayam yaso bhavaya rupani dadhad yuge yuge
- yada
- whenever
- hi
- assuredly
- adharmena
- against the principles of God’s will
- tamah-dhiyah
- persons in the lowest material modes
- nrpah
- kings and administrators
- jivanti
- live like animals
- tatra
- thereupon
- esah
- He
- hi
- only
- sattvatah
- transcendental
- kila
- certainly
- dhatte
- is manifested
- bhagam
- supreme power
- satyam
- truth
- rtam
- positiveness
- dayam
- mercy
- yasah
- wonderful activities
- bhavaya
- for the maintenance
- rupani
- in various forms
- dadhat
- manifested
- yuge
- different periods
- yuge
- and ages
Whenever there are kings and administrators living like animals in the lowest modes of existence, the Lord in His transcendental form manifests His supreme power, the Truth Positive, shows special mercy to the faithful, performs wonderful activities and manifests various transcendental forms as is necessary in different periods and ages.