Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 1 - Verse 1

 

Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 1 - Vishada Yoga -Lamenting the Consequence of War- Verse 1

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre
samavetā yuyutsavaḥ
māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva
kim akurvata sañjaya

Bhagavad Gita Vishada Yoga Chapter 1

 

Lamenting the Consequence of War

Chapter one introduces the scene, the setting, the circumstances and the characters involved determining the reasons for the Bhagavad-Gita's revelation. The scene is the sacred plain of Kuruksetra. The setting is a battlefield. The circumstances is war.