The Bhagavad Gita
A companion, not a substitute
Chapter 1Arjuna Vishada Yoga
Observing the armies
Arjuna sees who he must fight — and freezes
Scene 1 of 3
Kurukshetra battlefield. Two vast armies face each other. Conch shells blow.
Narrator1
Two families. One throne. Ten million soldiers. The war that ends an age is about to begin.
Dhritarashtra2
Sanjaya — tell me. On the field of dharma, gathered to fight, what did my sons and Pandu's sons do?
Sanjaya3
Duryodhana surveys the Pandava army. He names every great warrior assembled against him.
Narrator4
Conches blow on both sides. The sound shakes the earth and the sky.
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