How to understand the Gita verse 4.8 from a rasik or divine love point of view? (Paritranaya Sadunam)
Verse (Bhagavad Gita 4.8): "Paritrāṇāya sādhūnām vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām | Dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge ||" Commentary (Rasik Bhāva, 150 words): Here, “paritrāṇāya sādhūnām” transcends mere physical protection—it is the Lord’s divine response to the soul’s deepest agony: viraha , the burning pain of separation from the Beloved. The sādhus , like the Gopīs in the Gopīgītā, cry not for worldly safety but for trāṇa from the agni of love-lorn longing. The Lord incarnates not just to punish the wicked ( vināśāya duṣkṛtām ), but more tenderly, to relieve His lovers from the torment of absence—to reunite hearts aching for Him . Thus, the true dharma-saṁsthāpana is not merely social order, but the restoration of prema-dharma —divine love as the soul’s rightful religion. When love for God is awakened and union is restored, dharma is fulfilled. This is why He comes, yuge yuge —not just as a warrior, but as a Lover answering love's call.