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| Chapter 7: Knowledge of the Absolute |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 7.11
dharmāviruddho bhūteshu
kāmo 'smi bharatarshabha
SYNONYMS
balam — strength; bala-vatām — of the strong; ca — and; aham — I am; kāma — passion; rāga — and attachment; vivarjitam — devoid of; dharma-aviruddhah — not against religious principles; bhūteshu — in all beings; kāmah — sex life; asmi — I am; bharata-rishabha — O lord of the Bhāratas.
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 Bhāratas [Arjuna].
PURPORT
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 Krishna conscious.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness