त्वयोदितोऽयं जगतो हिताय यदा यदा वेदपथ: पुराण: । बाध्येत पाषण्डपथैरसद्भि- स्तदा भवान् सत्त्वगुणं बिभर्ति ॥ २३ ॥
tvayodito ’yaṁ jagato hitāya yadā yadā veda-pathaḥ purāṇaḥ bādhyeta pāṣaṇḍa-pathair asadbhis tadā bhavān sattva-guṇaṁ bibharti
- tvayā
- by You
- uditaḥ
- enunciated
- ayam
- this
- jagataḥ
- of the universe
- hitāya
- for the benefit
- yadā yadā
- whenever
- veda
- of the Vedic scriptures
- pathaḥ
- the path (of religiousness)
- purāṇaḥ
- ancient
- bādhyeta
- is obstructed
- pāṣaṇḍa
- of atheism
- pathaiḥ
- by those who follow the path
- asadbhiḥ
- wicked persons
- tadā
- at that time
- bhavān
- You
- sattva-guṇam
- the pure mode of goodness
- bibharti
- assume
You originally enunciated the ancient religious path of the Vedas for the benefit of the whole universe. Whenever that path becomes obstructed by wicked persons following the path of atheism, You assume one of Your incarnations, which are all in the transcendental mode of goodness.