यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिः भवति भारत ।
अभ्युत्थानं अधर्मस्य तदा आत्मानं सृजामि अहम् ॥ ४.७ ॥
ಯದಾ ಯದಾ ಹಿ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ಗ್ಲಾನಿಃ ಭವತಿ ಭಾರತ |
ಅಭ್ಯುತ್ಥಾನಂ ಅಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ತದಾ ಆತ್ಮಾನಂ ಸೃಜಾಮಿ ಅಹಮ್ || ೪.೭ ||
yadA yadA hi dharmasya glAniH bhavati bhArata |
abhyutthAnaM adharmasya tadA AtmAnaM sRujAmi aham || 4.7 ||
Further, though there is no purpose of His own, the appearance of Lord in this world is full of purpose in establishing righteousness and eradicating unrighteousness, and so on. He says:-
O Bharata, whenever there is decline of dharma and triumph or predominance of adharma, then at those times I manifest Myself to this world.