178 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

dharma-sarnsthapanarthadya
sambhavami yuge yuge

SYNONYMS

paritranaya—for the deliverance; sadhiunadm—of the devotees; vinasdya—for the
destruction; ca—and; duskrtam—of the miscreants; dharma—religious principles;
sarhsthadpana-arthadya—for the purpose of establishing; sambhavami—| appear;
yuge yuge—in every age.

TRANSLATION
“*To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish
the principles of religion, | Myself appear, millennium after millennium.’

PURPORT

Texts 22 and 23 were spoken by Lord Krsna in Bhagavag-gita (4.7-8). Texts 24
and 25, which follow, are also from Bhagavad-gita (3.24, 21).

TEXT 24

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AKAD 5 FS BMH AA: Aas 12s |

utsideyur ime loka
na Ruryarm karma ced aham
sankarasya ca kartd syam
upahanyam imah prajah

SYNONYMS

udsideyuh—would fall into ruin; ime—these; /okah—worlds; na kuryam—did not
perform; karma—action; cet—if; aham—|; safikarasya—of unwanted population; ca—
and; kartd—a creator; syv@m—would become; upahanyam—would spoil; imah—these;
prajah—living entities.
TRANSLATION

“If | did not show the proper principles of religion, all these worlds would fall
into ruin. | would be a cause of unwanted population and would spoil all these
living beings.’

TEXT 25

MUS AS CABTSCACASCA Sas |
FAW AMA FRCS CHPSRTSTS ff re I
