The Bhagavad Gita begins not with philosophy but with a scene: two armies facing each other on the field of Kurukshetra. This is not an abstract setting — it represents every moment in life where we face a difficult choice.
Dhritarashtra, the blind king, asks his minister Sanjaya to describe what is happening on the field. His question opens the entire Gita.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच |
धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः |
“1.1 Dhritarashtra said What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled
together eager for battle on the holy plain of Kurukshetra, O Sanjaya.”
BG 1.1— View with commentaries →Notice the word 'dharmakshetra' — the field of dharma (righteousness). The battlefield is not just a physical place. It is a place where dharma must be enacted, where right and wrong must be discerned.
Reflect
“Think of a situation in your life right now where you feel like you're on a battlefield — facing a difficult decision where duty and emotion pull in different directions.”
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