एतदर्थो हि लोकेऽस्मिन्नवतारो मया कृत: । वध्या मे धर्मध्वजिनस्ते हि पातकिनोऽधिका: ॥ २७ ॥
etad-artho hi loke ’sminn avatāro mayā kṛtaḥ vadhyā me dharma-dhvajinas te hi pātakino ’dhikāḥ
- etat
- for this
- arthaḥ
- purpose
- hi
- indeed
- loke
- into the world
- asmin
- this
- avatāraḥ
- descent
- mayā
- by Me
- kṛtaḥ
- done
- vadhyāḥ
- to be killed
- me
- by Me
- dharma-dhvajinaḥ
- those who pose as religious
- te
- they
- hi
- indeed
- pātakinaḥ
- sinful
- adhikāḥ
- most
The very purpose of My descent into this world is to kill such hypocrites who pretend to be religious. Indeed, they are the most sinful rascals.