Bg 7.11

TEXT 11

TEXT

बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम् ।
धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामो ऽस्मि भरतर्षभ ॥ ११ ॥

balam balavatam caham

kama-raga-vivarjitam

dharmaviruddho bhūtesu

kamo 'smi bharatarsabha

balam-strength; balavatam-of the strong; ca-and; aham-I am; kama-passion; raga-attachment; vivarjitam-devoid of; dharma-aviruddha-not against the religious principles; bhūtesu-in all beings; kamaḥ-sex-life; asmi-I am; bharatarsabha-O lord of the Bharatas.

TRANSLATION

I am the strength of the strong, devoid of passion and desire. I am sex life which is not contrary to religious principles, O Lord of the Bharatas [Arjuna].

The strong man's strength should be applied to protect the weak, not for personal aggression. Similarly, sex life, according to religious principles (dharma), should be for the propagation of children, not otherwise. The responsibility of parents is then to make their offspring Krsna conscious.

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