बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम् ।धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ ॥
balaṃ balavatāṃ cāhaṃ kāmarāgavivarjitam |dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu kāmo 'smi bharatarṣabha ||
- बलम् · balam
- strength
- बलवताम् · balavatām
- of the strong
- कामरागविवर्जितम् · kāmarāgavivarjitam
- free from craving and attachment
- धर्माविरुद्धः · dharmāviruddhaḥ
- not opposed to dharma
- भूतेषु · bhūteṣu
- in beings
- कामः · kāmaḥ
- desire
- भरतर्षभ · bharatarṣabha
- O best of Bharatas
“I am the strength of the strong, free from craving and attachment. And in beings I am the desire not opposed to dharma, O best of Bharatas.”
— Original plain-language translation
Strength and desire are sanctified when cleansed of selfish fever. Dharma becomes the boundary of legitimate longing. Even human drive has a divine form.
— Reader's notes (original)