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Bhagavadgītā 3.24

utsīdeyurime lokā na kuryāṃ karma cedahamsaṃkarasya ca kartā syāmupahanyāmimāḥ prajāḥ

Transliteration IAST

utsīdeyurime lokā na kuryāṃ karma cedaham | saṃkarasya ca kartā syāmupahanyāmimāḥ prajāḥ

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These worlds would fall into ruin, if I did not perform action; I should be the author of confusion of castes, and should destroy these creatures.

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English These worlds would fall into ruin, if I did not perform action; I should be the author of confusion of castes, and should destroy these creatures. Annie Besant

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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0