ఈ భాగము తెలుగులో చదవడానికి ఇక్కడ నొక్కండి.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच |
धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः |
मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय ||1-1||
dhṛitarāśhtra uvācha
dharma-kṣhetre kuru-kṣhetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ
māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāśhchaiva kimakurvata sañjaya
Purport: Dhritarashtra inquired
“O Sanjay, after gathering on the hallowed grounds of Kurukshetra with the
intent to engage in battle, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do?”
Explanation: Dhritarashtra, whose name
signifies one who bears the kingdom as his body, could have potentially
prevented the war of Kurukshetra had he treated all subjects in the kingdom
equally.
The Bhagavad Gita begins with the portrayal of King Dhritarashtra,
who, having succumbed to delusion, forsaken his equanimity, and abandoned his
judgment, questions Sanjay about the activities of both his own people (मामकाः māmakāḥ = Kauravas) and the Pandavas, who stood
prepared for battle on the fields of Kurukshetra. The message of the Bhagavad
Gita is direct and condensed.
2. Let us consider the following saying from Hitopadesh
(हितोपदेश्).
अयं निजः परो वेति गणना लघुचेतसाम्।
उदारचरितानां तु वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्॥
{Meaning: The narrow-minded claim, "This is mine, that is theirs," while the enlightened understand that the entire world constitutes one family.}
Dhritarashtra
is a highly learned king. Through this poem Great Ved Vyasji is demonstrating that
when emotions control our minds, everyone behaves the same way.
3.
The Bhagavad Gita highlights that all problems in the world stem from the
conditioned judgment of ownership—this is mine and that is yours. It offers
profound insights into the sense of division between our perception and
ultimate truth.
