यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य क्षयो वृद्धिश्च पाप्मन: । तदा तु भगवानीश आत्मानं सृजते हरि: ॥ ५६ ॥
yada yada hi dharmasya ksayo vrddhis ca papmanah tada tu bhagavan isa atmanam srjate harih
- yada
- whenever
- yada
- when ever
- hi
- indeed
- dharmasya
- of the principles of religion
- ksayah
- deterioration
- vrddhih
- increasing
- ca
- and
- papmanah
- of sinful activities
- tada
- at that time
- tu
- indeed
- bhagavan
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- isah
- the supreme controller
- atmanam
- personally
- srjate
- descends
- harih
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Whenever the principles of religion deteriorate and the principles of irreligion increase, the supreme controller, the Personality of Godhead Sri Hari, appears by His own will.