BhG 4.8

syntax

sādhūnām (of what is right) paritrāṇāya (for protection),
duṣkṛtām (of what is evil) vināśāya (for destruction),
dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya ca (and for the sake of establishing dharma),
yuge yuge (in each and every aeon) [aham] (I) sambhavāmi (I manifest).

grammar

paritrāṇāya	–	paritrāṇa 4n.1 n. – for protection (from: pari-√trai – to protect, to rescue, to save);
sādhūnām	–	sādhu 6n.3 m. – of the right, of the noble men, of the saints (from: √sādh – to succeed);
vināśāya	–	vināśa 4n.1 m. – for destruction (from: vi-√naś – to destroy, to vanish);
ca	–	av. – and;
duṣkṛtām	–	duṣ-kṛta 2n.2 n. – wrongly done, evil action, sin (from: dur / dus – prefix: difficult, bad, hard; √kṛ – to do, PP kṛta – done, made);
dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya	–	dharma-saṁsthāpana-artha 4n.1 n.; TP: dharmasya saṁsthāpanasyārthāyeti – for the sake of establishing the law (from: √dhṛ – to hold, dharma – the law; sam-√sthā – to come into being, saṁ-sthāpana – setting, establishing; √arth – to strive to obtain, to desire, to request, artha – purpose, advantage, concern, object, wealth, use; with the meaning ‘for the sake’ requires genitive – whose?);
saṁbhavāmi	–	sam-√bhū (to come into being) Praes. P 3v.1 – I manifest;
yuge yuge	–	yuga 7n.1 n. – in an aeon, an age of the world (from: √yuj – to yoke, to join, to engage; distributive use);

textual variants

sādhūnāṃ → sādhyānāṃ (of these to be achieved);

Śāṃkara

kim-arthaṃ ?

paritrāṇāya parirakṣaṇāya sādhūnāṃ san-mārga-sthānām | vināśāya ca duṣkṛtāṃ pāpa-kāriṇām | kiṃ ca dharma-saṃsthāpanārthāya dharmasya samyak-sthāpanaṃ tad-arthaṃ sambhavāmi | yuge yuge pratiyugam

Rāmānuja

janmanaḥ prayojanam āha

sādhavaḥ uktalakṣaṇadharmaśīlāḥ vaiṣṇavāgresarā matsamāśrayaṇe pravṛttā mannāmakarmasvarūpāṇāṃ vāṅmanasāgocaratayā maddarśanena vinā svātmadhāraṇapoṣaṇādikm alabhamānāḥ kṣaṇamātrakālaṃ kalpasahasraṃ manvānāḥ pratiśithilasarvagātrā bhaveyur iti matsvarūpaceṣṭitāvalokanālāpādidānena teṣāṃ paritrāṇāya tadviparītānāṃ vināśāya ca kṣīṇasya vaidikasya dharmasya madārādhanarūpasyārādhyasvarūpapradarśanena sthāpanāya ca devamanuṣyādirūpeṇa yuge yuge saṃbhavāmi / kṛtatretādiyugaviśeṣaniyamo ‚pi nāstītyarthaḥ

Śrīdhara

kim-artham ? ity apekṣāyām āha paritrāṇāyeti | sādhūnāṃ sva-dharma-vartināṃ rakṣaṇāya | duṣṭaṃ karma kurvantīti duṣkṛtaḥ | teṣāṃ vadhāya ca | evaṃ dharma-saṃsthāpanārthāya sādhu-rakṣaṇena duṣṭa-vadhena ca dharmaṃ sthirīkartum | yuge yuge tat-tad-avasare sambhavāmīty arthaḥ | na caivaṃ duṣṭa-nigrahaṃ kurvato ‚pi nairghṛṇyaṃ śaṅkanīyam | yathāhuḥ – lālane tāḍane mātur nākāruṇyaṃ yathārbhake | tat tad eva maheśasya niyantur guṇa-doṣayoḥ

Madhusūdana

tat kiṃ dharmasya hānir adharmasya ca vṛddhis tava paritoṣa-kāraṇaṃ yena tasminn eva kāla āvirbhavasīti tathā cānarthāvaha eva tavāvatāraḥ syāt ? iti nety āha paritrāṇāyeti | dharma-hānyā hīyamānānāṃ sādhūnāṃ puṇya-kāriṇāṃ veda-mārga-sthānāṃ paritrāṇāya paritaḥ sarvato rakṣaṇāya | tathādharma-vṛddhyā vardhamānānāṃ duṣkṛtāṃ pāpa-kāriṇāṃ veda-mārga-virodhināṃ vināśāya ca | tad ubhayaṃ kathaṃ syād iti tad āha dharma-saṃsthāpanārthāya dharmasya samyag-adharma-nivāraṇena sthāpanaṃ veda-mārga-parirakṣaṇaṃ dharma-saṃsthāpanaṃ tad-arthaṃ sambhavāmi pūrvavat | yuge yuge pratiyugam

Viśvanātha

nanu tvad-bhaktā rājarṣayo brahmarṣayo ‚pi vā dharma-hāny-adharma-vṛddhī dūrīkartuṃ śaknuvanty eva | etāvad artham eva kiṃ tavāvatāreṇa ? iti cet, satyam | anyad api anya-duṣkaraṃ karma kartuṃ sambhavāmīty āha parīti | sādhūnāṃ paritrāṇāya mad-ekānta-bhaktānāṃ mad-darśanotkaṇṭhā-sphuṭa-cittānāṃ yad vaiyāgrya-rūpaṃ duḥkham | tasmāt trāṇāya | tathā duṣkṛtāṃ mad-bhakta-loka-duḥkha-dāyināṃ mad-anyair avadhyānāṃ rāvaṇa-kaṃsa-keśy-ādīnāṃ vināśāya | tathā dharma-saṃsthāpanārthāya madīya-dhyāna-yajana-paricaryā-saṅkīrtana-lakṣaṇaṃ parama-dharmaṃ mad-anyaiḥ pravartayitum aśakyaṃ samyak prakāreṇa sthāpayitum ity arthaḥ | yuge yuge prati-yugaṃ pratikalpaṃ vā | na caivaṃ duṣṭa-nigraha-kṛto bhagavato vaiṣamyam āśaṅkanīyam | duṣṭānām apy asurāṇāṃ sva-kartṛ-vadhena vividha-duṣkṛta-phalān naraka-saha-praṇipātāt saṃsārāc ca paritrāṇatas tasya sa khalu nigraho ‚py anugraha eva nirṇītaḥ

Baladeva

nanu tvad-bhaktā rājarṣayo ‚pi dharma-glānim adharmābhyutthānaṃ cāpanetuṃ prabhavanti tāvate ‚rthāya kiṃ sambhavāmīty āha parīti | sādhūnāṃ mad-rūpa-guṇa-niratānāṃ mat-sākṣāt-kāram ākāṅkṣyatāṃ tena vinātivyagrāṇāṃ tad-vaiyagrya-rūpād duḥkhāt paritrāṇāyātimanojña-svarūpa-sākṣāt-kāreṇa | tathā duṣkṛtāṃ duṣṭa-karma-kāriṇāṃ mad-anyair avadhyānāṃ daśagrīva-kaṃsādīnāṃ tādṛg-bhakta-drohiṇāṃ vināśāya dharmasya mad-ekārcana-dhyānādi-lakṣaṇasya śuddha-bhakti-yogasya vaidikasyāpi mad-itaraiḥ pracārayitum aśakyasya saṃsthāpanārthāya sampracārāyety etat trayaṃ mat-sambhavasya kāraṇam iti | yuge yuge tat-tat-samayena ca duṣṭa-vadhena harau vaiṣamyaṃ, tena duṣṭānāṃ mokṣānanda-lābhe sati tasyānugraha-rūpatvena pariṇāmāt

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