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Bhagavad Gītā 4.8, word by word

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्। धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे

paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśhāya cha duṣhkṛitām dharma-sansthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge

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In English

To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked, and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the establishment of righteousness, I am born in every age.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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