Adi-lila, Chapter 3 177
TEXT 21
BUATA al CECH MA fete ai ATA
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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.
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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
aPrataty Atgats FeaPaty B GRSTT |
HART ATe TT AWA Yor Yat Vo I
paritranaya sddhinarn
vinasadya ca duskrtam
