Learn·Chapter 7 · Knowledge and realisation·Verse 11 of 30
Bhagavad Gītā 7.11, word by word
BG 7.11
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्। धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ
balaṁ balavatāṁ chāhaṁ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam dharmāviruddho bhūteṣhu kāmo ’smi bharatarṣhabha
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In English
I am the strength of the strong, those who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the desire for righteousness.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
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.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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