अथ व्यवस्थितान्दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान् कपिध्वजः | प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसम्पाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः | हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते
atha vyavasthitāndṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān kapidhvajaḥ . pravṛtte śastrasampāte dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ
噢，国王啊，此后，当武器即将开始交锋之际，般度之子（阿周那），其战车旗帜上绘有哈努曼的标志，看见德里塔拉施特拉的军队已就位，便举起他的弓，对赫里希克沙（克里希那）说了以下这番话。
O king, thereafter, seeing Dhrtarastra's men standing in their positions, when all the weapons were ready for action, the son of Pandu (Arjuna) who had the insignia of Hanuman of his chariot-flag, raising up his bow, said the following to Hrsikesa.
在双方军队都已准备就绪，即将开战的关键时刻，阿周那向他的战车御者克里希那提出了一个请求，这标志着《薄伽梵歌》核心教义的开端。