3 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on righteousness. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.
Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata, abhyutthanam adharmasya tadatmanam srjamy aham
Whenever there is a decline in righteousness and an increase in unrighteousness, O Arjuna, at that time I manifest myself on earth.
Paritranaya sadhunam vinashaya cha dushkritam, dharma-samsthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge
To protect the righteous, to annihilate the wicked, and to reestablish the principles of dharma, I appear millennium after millennium.
Balam balavatam caham kama-raga-vivarjitam, dharmaviruddho bhutesu kamo 'smi bharatarshabha
I am the strength of the strong that is devoid of passion and desire. I am desire itself, O best of the Bharatas, when not contrary to dharma. God is the source of all strength and also of righteous desire — this verse beautifully shows that even desire, when aligned with dharma, is divine.