Chapter 4, Verse 7

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत । अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥

Translation

Whenever righteousness declines and unrighteousness rises, I manifest myself.

Explanation

Read less literally, this verse can be read as a claim about how things tend to self-correct — periods of imbalance eventually call forth some kind of restoring response, whether that shows up as an event, a person, or simply a shift in collective will. It's a reason for patience during a period that currently looks bad.

Reflect

Where do you sense an imbalance in your own life that might already be calling forth its own correction?

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