Bhagavad Gita 7.11बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ ॥
balaṁ balavatāṁ chāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam
dharmāviruddho bhūteṣhu kāmo ’smi bharatarṣhabha
Sanskrit recitation
The divine inside ordinary nature · 7.1–7.14 · Teaching
Translation
Of the strong, I am the strength devoid of desire and attachment, and in all beings, I am the desire in accordance with Dharma, O Arjuna.
Hindi translation
हे भरतवंशियोंमें श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन ! बलवालोंमें काम और रागसे रहित बल मैं हूँ। मनुषयोंमें धर्मसे अविरुद्ध (धर्मयुक्त) काम मैं हूँ।
Meaning
Kama Desire for those objects that come in contact with the senses.Raga attachment for those objects that come in contact with the senses.I am that strength which is necessary for the bare sustenance of the body. I am not the strength which generates desire and attachment for sensual objects as in the case of worldlyminded persons. I am the desire which is in accordance with the teachings of the scriptures or the code prescribing the duties of life. I am the desire for moderate eating and drinking, etc., which are,necessary for the sustenance of the body and which help one in the practice of Yoga.
After Swami Sivananda
The divine inside ordinary nature· 7.1–7.14→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 7.1The Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, hear how you shall, without doubt, know Me fully, with…
- 7.2I will declare to you in full this knowledge combined with realization, after knowing…
- 7.3Among thousands of men, one may perchance strive for perfection; even among those…
- 7.4Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and egoism—thus is My Nature divided…
- 7.5O mighty-armed Arjuna, this is the inferior Prakriti; know it as distinct from My higher…
- 7.6Know that these two are the womb of all beings; thus, I am the source and dissolution of…
- 7.7There is nothing higher than Me, O Arjuna. All this is strung on Me, like clusters of gems…
- 7.8I am the flavor in water, O Arjuna; I am the light in the moon and the sun; I am the…
- 7.9I am the sweet fragrance in the earth and the brilliance in the fire, the life in all…
- 7.10Know Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the…
7.11Of the strong, I am the strength devoid of desire and attachment, and in all beings, I am…
- 7.12Whatever beings (and objects) that are pure, active, and inert, know that they proceed…
- 7.13Deluded by these Natures, composed of the three qualities of Nature, all this world does…
- 7.14Verily, this divine illusion of Mine, composed of the three qualities, is difficult to…
Word-by-word→
- cha
- and
- aham
- I
- asmi
- (I) am
- balam
- strength
- kāma
- desire
- rāga
- passion
- kāmaḥ
- sexual activity
- vivarjitam
- devoid of
- bala-vatām
- of the strong
- bhūteṣhu
- in all beings
- dharma-aviruddhaḥ
- not conflicting with dharma
- bharata-ṛiṣhabha
- Arjun, the best of the Bharats
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