Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 10: The Divine Glories

Bhagavad Gita 10.28

āyudhānāmahaṃ vajraṃ dhenūnāmasmi kāmadhuk | prajanaścāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇāmasmi vāsukiḥ ||

Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the wish-fulfilling cow. I am Kandarpa, the god of love, the cause of offspring; among serpents I am Vasuki.

Modern context

Among weapons, Indra's thunderbolt; among cows, the one that grants every wish; among serpents, Vasuki. And among the forces of nature, Kandarpa, love that brings children into the world. The divine is named in desire itself, when that desire creates new life. The Gita does not treat love and family as distractions from the spiritual; at their best, they are part of it.