Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 8

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे

paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṃ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām | dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge

Translation

For the protection of the good, for the destruction of evil-doers, for the firm establishment of religion, I am born in every age.

— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri

Word meanings

paritrāṇāya

for the protection

sādhūnām

of the good

vināśāya

for the destruction

ca

and

duṣkṛtām

of evil-doers

dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya

of duty, of the establishing, for the sake

sambhavāmi

(I) am born

yuge

in age

yuge

in age

Śaṅkarācārya's commentary

The good: those who are in the right path.