Arjuna at Kurukṣetra

Beat 1

Two armies face each other on the field of Kurukṣetra. Far away in the palace, blind King Dhṛtarāṣṭra asks Sañjaya to tell him what is happening.

From the scripture · Bhagavad Gītā 1.1

Beat 2

Arjuna turns to his charioteer, Kṛṣṇa.

Arjuna: Place my chariot between the two armies, so I can see who I must fight.

From the scripture · Bhagavad Gītā 1.21–22

Beat 3

On both sides he sees fathers, grandfathers, teachers, uncles, brothers, sons and friends.

From the scripture · Bhagavad Gītā 1.26

Beat 4

His limbs give way and his mouth goes dry. He sets down his bow, Gāṇḍīva, and sinks onto the seat of the chariot.

Gāṇḍīva. Arjuna's bow, a gift from Agni.

From the scripture · Bhagavad Gītā 1.29, 1.47

Beat 5

Kṛṣṇa answers him, almost smiling.

Kṛṣṇa: Do not give in to this weakness. It does not suit you. Stand up!

From the scripture · Bhagavad Gītā 2.3, 2.10

Beat 6

Then the teaching begins. Among its best-known lines is this one, about action and its fruits.

From the scripture · Bhagavad Gītā 2.47 · gita/2.47

Beat 7

The conversation goes on for eighteen chapters and 700 verses. Read it verse by verse in the reader.

From the scripture · Bhagavad Gītā