Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga, verse 8
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे ॥
Say itparitrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśhāya cha duṣhkṛitām
dharma-sansthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge
Translation
For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the establishment of righteousness, I am born in every age.
Swami Sivananda
For the protection of the pious, the destruction of the evil-doers, and the establishment of virtue, I manifest myself in every age.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
For the protection of the good and the destruction of the wicked, for the establishment of Dharma, I am born from age to age.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
For the protection of the good people, and for the destruction of evildoers, and for the purpose of firmly establishing righteousness, I take birth in every age.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked, and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age.
Shri Purohit Swami
साधुओं-(भक्तों-) की रक्षा करनेके लिये, पापकर्म करनेवालोंका विनाश करनेके लिये और धर्मकी भलीभाँति स्थापना करनेके लिये मैं युग-युगमें प्रकट हुआ करता हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
साधु पुरुषों के रक्षण, दुष्कृत्य करने वालों के नाश, तथा धर्म संस्थापना के लिये, मैं प्रत्येक युग में प्रगट होता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.