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ŚB 10.50.10

Devanagari

अन्योऽपि धर्मरक्षायै देह: संभ्रियते मया ।
विरामायाप्यधर्मस्य काले प्रभवत: क्व‍‍चित् ॥ १० ॥

Text

anyo ’pi dharma-rakṣāyai
dehaḥ saṁbhriyate mayā
virāmāyāpy adharmasya
kāle prabhavataḥ kvacit

Synonyms

anyaḥ — another; api — as well; dharma — of religion; rakṣāyai — for the protection; dehaḥ — body; saṁbhriyate — is assumed; mayā — by Me; virāmāya — for the stopping; api — also; adharmasya — of irreligion; kāle — in the course of time; prabhavataḥ — becoming prominent; kvacit — whenever.

Translation

I also assume other bodies to protect religion and to end irreligion whenever it flourishes in the course of time.