September 12,2013.Day 278. BHAGAVAD GITA - As It Is.Original by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. Chapter 7.TEXT :11

    Chapter 7. Knowledge of the Absolute  

TEXT 11

balam balavatam caham 
kama-raga-vivarjitam 
dharmaviruddho bhutesu 
kamo 'smi bharatarsabha

 

SYNONYMS

balam--strength; bala-vatam--of the strong; ca--and; aham--I am;kama--passion; raga--attachment; vivarjitam--devoid of; dharma-aviruddhah--not against the religious principles; bhutesu--in all beings;kamah--sex life; asmi--I am; bharata-rsabha--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].

 

 

 

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 Krsna conscious.