Study of the Bhagavadgita : Chapter-2 : Post- 1. - Swami Krishnananda
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monday, August 03, 2020. 1:46. AM. Chapter 2: The Background of the Bhagavadgita-1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Dharmakṣetre kurukṣhetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ, māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva kim akurvata sañjaya (Gita 1.1). This is the first verse of the Bhagavadgita. It is a query raised by King Dhritarashtra to his counsellor, Sanjaya: “When the Pandavas and the Kauravas were arrayed in the field for a battle, what actually happened? How did they get on among themselves?” 2. This world, this field of universal conflict, may also be considered as Dharmakshetra and Kurukshetra at the same time. The field of the Mahabharata war was the geographical location called Kurukshetra – a place of pilgrimage even now, which you can visit whenever you have time. It is also designated in this verse as Dharmakshetra because it is said that in this particular holy spot many y...