Real religion is surrendering to Krishna; all other surrenders perpetuate illusion and chaos.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Bhagavad-gītā 4.7 — March 27, 1974, Bombay 740327BG-BOMBAY [34:55 Minutes] Bg-04.07_740327BG-BOMBAY Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse] yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham [Bg. 4.7] [break] [02:47] Translation: "Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself." Prabhupāda: yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham [Bg. 4.7] This is very important verse in the Bhagavad-gītā.
Dharmasya. Dharma is translated into English as "religion," and religion is described in the dictionary as a particular type of faith. So actually, it is not that. Dharma does not mean a particular type of faith.
Because faith, you may accept some faith, I may accept some faith, another may accept another faith. Then there is no question of preaching. Everyone is satisfied with his own particular type of faith, then there is no need of preaching, neither there is need of Kṛṣṇa's coming, descending on this planet. He said, yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham [Bg. 4.7] If anyone accepts his own type of religion, so "I may not like your religion, you may not like my religion, but everyone is right," then what is the use of Kṛṣṇa's coming here to rectify adharma?
Just try to understand. If everyone's religion is right... I may like or not like. That doesn't matter.
You may like my religion. Then there is no question that any religion is irreligion. Just like the..., some religion, they think killing of animal is their religion, and somebody thinks that killing of animal is irreligious. Then which is right, which is wrong? So dharma does not mean that you manufacture something, I manufacture something at home, or by some assembly, resolution passed.
Just like in Western countries there are so many... Here also, by passing resolution, it is accepted as dharma. So Kṛṣṇa is not speaking of that type of dharma. First of all you have to understand.
Yadā yadā hi dharmasya glāniḥ [Bg. 4.7]. What is dharma, first of all you have to understand. Dharma means occupational duty. Or natural characteristic.