This is perhaps the most universally recognized verse of the Bhagavad Gita. Krishna establishes the cosmic trigger for His manifestation. He states: Whenever and wherever (yadā yadā hi) there is a severe decline, decay, or fading (glānir) of Dharma (righteousness/cosmic order), O descendant of Bharata (bhārata). And simultaneously, a dominant rise or surging (abhyutthānam) of Adharma (injustice/chaos). At that precise critical mass, I manifest or create Myself (tadātmānaṃ sṛjāmy aham).