25. Kṛṣṇa Promises to Happen Again and Again

The next two verses are the essence of not only the whole Gītā but all the spiritual scriptures. Here He declares:

yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata I abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmyaham II 4.7

paritrāṇāya sadhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām I dharma saṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge II 4.8

Whenever there is a decline in consciousness, whenever the collective unconsciousness increases, to establish the dharma, cosmic law or righteousness of the eternal consciousness, the science of eternal bliss, dharma saṁsthāpanārthāya, I Myself appear, age after age, sambhavāmi yuge yuge.

Kṛṣṇa declares, 'I come down again and again, to set right the wrong**.**' He keeps the generation of enlightened Masters open for the future, the possibility, the science of enlightenment open for the future generations on planet Earth. Only a courageous being, a complete Incarnation like Kṛṣṇa can declare this truth; sambhavāmi yuge yuge.

This verse is a promise; it is deliverance to all of humanity. This one single idea, when understood, can straightaway make you enlightened. There is a cycle of positivity and negativity, up and down, over time. Dharma, righteousness is restored eventually. This is Kṛṣṇa's promise.