Kurukshetra is the sacred plain where the Kauravas and Pandavas fought. The Bhagavad Gita opens with Arjuna's despondency on this field, Dharmakshetra, Kurukshetra.
Site of the eighteen-day war; the Gita is spoken here between Krishna and Arjuna.
Approximate modern location
Haryana
Educational context only — coordinates are approximate traditional placements, not survey GPS.
Kingdom · Kuru
Related people
Related chapters / verses
Sources
- Bhagavad Gita · ch. 1
- Mahabharata · Bhishma Parva