धृतराष्ट्र उवाच | धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः | मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय ||१||
dhṛtarāśhtra uvācha dharma-kṣhetre kuru-kṣhetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāśh chaiva kim akurvata sañjaya
德里特拉施特拉說：「散惹耶啊，我的兒子們和般度族人，聚集在達摩聖地俱盧之野，渴望戰鬥，他們究竟做了什麼？」
Dhritarashtra said: O Sanjaya, assembled on the holy field of Kurukshetra and desiring to fight, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do?
《薄伽梵歌》以盲王德里特拉施特拉詢問他的秘書散惹耶關於戰鬥的開場。詞語「dharma-kṣhetre」（達摩聖地）意義重大——俱盧之野不僅是戰場，更是正法之地。通過稱其為「dharma-kṣhetra」，文本預示著結果將有利於達摩。國王的焦慮通過「māmakāḥ」（我的兒子們）與「pāṇḍavāḥ」（般度族人）的對比揭示出來——他將他們區分開來，顯示了他的偏見。
The Gita opens with the blind king Dhritarashtra asking his secretary Sanjaya about the battle. The word "dharma-kṣhetre" (field of dharma) is significant — Kurukshetra is not just a battlefield but a place of righteousness. By calling it "dharma-kshetra," the text foreshadows that the outcome will favor dharma. The king's anxiety is revealed by "māmakāḥ" (my sons) vs "pāṇḍavāḥ" (sons of Pandu) — he separates them, showing his bias.