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Our epic opens on the Kurukshetra (field of Kuru) Battlefield; arrayed are the vast armies of the opposing families, the Pāndavas and Kurus. This action taking place is the supreme dharma-kshetre, (on the field of dharma). Hence we are on an immense Dharma-field—the place where the Sacred Yoga of the Spirit is about to commence.  Dhritarāshtra, is the blind ruler of the Kurus. Allegorically, he is blind due to his own avidya (inner-ignorance) of the True Dharma and therefore his armies are the destroyers (adharma) of Truth. He calls out to Sanjaya, his trusted minister and visionary. read more