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TEXT 11 balam balavatam caham
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.
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