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Bhagavadgītā 4.8

paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṃ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtāmdharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge

Transliteration IAST

paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṃ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām | dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge

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For the protection of the good, for the destruction of evil-doers, for the sake of firmly establishing righteousness, I am born from age to age.

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

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  1. English For the protection of the good, for the destruction of evil-doers, for the sake of firmly establishing righteousness, I am born from age to age. 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