Adi-lila, Chapter 3 177

TEXT 21

BUATA Al CECH UG Foeryer al BH I
ot & frets Ae-Sttacs ATW QS I

dpane nd kaile dharma sikhana nd yaya
ei ta’ siddhanta gita-bhdagavate gaya
SYNONYMS
dpane—personally; na kaile—if not practiced; dharma—religion; sikhdna—the
teaching; na yadya—does not advance; e/—this; ta’—certainly ; siddhdnta—conclusion;
gita—in Bhagavad-gita; bhagavate—in Srimad-Bhagavatam, gaya—they sing.
TRANSLATION

“Unless one practices devotional service himself, he cannot teach it to others.
This conclusion is indeed confirmed throughout the Gita and Bhagavatam.

TEXT 22

aml aml fe yea atfrsafe Stas |
AB AUALATD HAAS VATS W 22

yada yada hi dharmasya
glanir bhavati bharata

abhyutthanam adharmasya
tadatmanarn srjamy aham

SYNONYMS

yada yada—whenever; hi—certainly; dharmasya—of religious principles; glanih—
decrease; bhavoti—there is; bhdrata—O descendant of Bharata; abhyutthanam—
increase; adharmasya—of irreligion; tada—then; Gtmanam—Myself ;srjami—manifest;
aham—|,
TRANSLATION

“Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of
Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time | descend Myself.

TEXT 23

APaTaTy Atgats feaPty B QRSTT |
HART ATe TT AWA Yor Yat Vo I

paritranaya sddhinarn
vinasadya ca duskrtam
