Chapter 7 · Knowledge and Realisation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 7.11

बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम् धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ

balaṁ balavatāṁ chāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam dharmāviruddho bhūteṣhu kāmo ’smi bharatarṣhabha

Recitation · Text 7.11
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

I am the strength of the strong, free from desire and attachment; and I am desire itself in beings, when it is not opposed to dharma. Desire is not condemned outright — it is qualified, and within that qualification it is called divine.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Desire is not condemned outright — within dharma, it is called divine.