Shloka 7
ध्यानयोगः — Dhyāna-Yoga
Discipline of Meditation and Mental Restraint
सम्बन्ध-- इस प्रकार भगवान्के मुखये उनके जन्मका तत्त्व युननेपर यह जिज्ञासा होती है कि आप किस-किस समय और किन-किन कारणोंसे इस प्रकार अवतार धारण करते हैं। इसपर भगवान् दो शलोकोंमें अपने अवतारके अवसर
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata | abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham ||
Wahai Bhārata, setiap kali dharma merosot dan adharma bangkit menguat, pada saat itulah Aku menampakkan diri—mewujudkan Diri-Ku.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Divine manifests whenever moral order (dharma) weakens and injustice (adharma) becomes dominant. The purpose is ethical restoration—re-establishing conditions where righteousness can survive and flourish.
In the Gītā discourse within Bhīṣma Parva, the Lord explains to Arjuna the principle behind divine descents: they occur in response to historical moments of moral crisis, when dharma declines and adharma rises.