धत्ते भगं सत्यमृतं दयां यशो भवाय रूपाणि दधद्युगे युगे ॥२५॥
yadÄ hy adharmeṇa tamo-dhiyo ná¹›pÄ
jīvanti tatraiṣa hi sattvataḥ kila
dhatte bhagaá¹ satyam á¹›taá¹ dayÄá¹ yaÅ›o
bhavÄya rÅ«pÄṇi dadhad yuge yuge
When kings whose minds are affected by ignorance live by irreligion, then Kṛṣṇa, accepting forms for the welfare of the world in Vraja, MathurÄ and DvÄrakÄ, in every day of BrahmÄ, displays his six powers, truth, pleasing words, mercy and good qualities endowed with pure sattva.
For those asking about the time, place and persons for the avataras’ appearances, they first speak of the time. Kings (nrpah) refers to person like Kamsa. When these kings appear, the Lord assumes his six powers (bhagam), truth (satyam), pleasant words (rtam), mercy and good qualities, endowed with the highest sattva (sattvatah). He accepts beautiful forms in Vraja, Mathura and Dvaraka in every day of Brahma (yuge yuge), or in every Dvapara-yuga of the twenty-eighth cycle in Vaivasvata-manvantara in each day of Brahma.
