Monday, November 16, 2009

Chapter 1- Visada Yoga- Verse 1




Verse 1:
"dharma-kshetre kuru-kshetre samaveta yuyutsavah|
mamaka pandavas caiva kim akurvata sanjayah||"

TRANSLATION:
Dhratarashtra said "O Sanjaya! What did my sons, who are desirous of battle and the sons of Pandu do after assembling at the righteous battle field of kurukshetra?"

5 comments:

  1. Is sanjaya a minister?
    -Mc

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  2. No. Sanjaya is dhratarashtra's charioteer and advisor. He has the gift of seeing even distant things granted by the sage vyasa!

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  3. Pandu is the son of Veda Vyasa and Ambalika. He is the father of Pandavas.

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