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yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham
婆羅多後裔啊，每當法（Dharma）衰微，非法（Adharma）興盛之時，那時我便顯現自身。
Whenever there is a decline in righteousness and a rise in unrighteousness, O Arjuna, at that time I manifest Myself.
這是印度教中最常被引用的詩節之一。奎師那（Krishna）宣稱，每當法（Dharma）受到威脅時，他就會化身降臨——這並非按照固定的時間表，而是回應宇宙的需求。「Yadā yadā」（每當，每當）強調這是一個永恆的承諾，而非一次性的事件。
One of the most quoted verses in Hinduism. Krishna declares he incarnates whenever dharma is threatened — not on a fixed schedule but in response to cosmic need. "Yadā yadā" (whenever, whenever) emphasizes this is an eternal promise, not a one-time event.