Knowledge & Realization · 7.11
Desire: Knowing the Divine
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।
धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ॥ ७.११ ॥
balaṁ balavatāṁ chāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam
dharmāviruddho bhūteṣhu kāmo ’smi bharatarṣhabha
Translation
I am the strength of the strong, those who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the desire for righteousness.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 7.11 through stronger key ideas from the verse: desire, not conflicting with dharma, sexual activity. In the context of Knowing the Divine, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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