Bhagavadgītā-4comm with the commentaries · Chapter 2

Śrīdharaḥ -
śeṣāśeṣa-mukha-vyākhyā-cāturyaṃ tv eka-vaktrataḥ |
dadhānam adbhutaṃ vande paramānanda-mādhavam ||
śrī-mādhavaṃ praṇamyo mādhavaṃ viśveśam ādarāt |
tad-bhakti-yantritaḥ kurve gītā-vyākhyāṃ subodhinīm ||
bhāṣya-kāra-mataṃ samyak tad-vyākhyātṛ-giras tathā |
yathāmati samālocya gītā-vyākhyāṃ samārabhe ||
gītā vyākhyāyate yasyāḥ pāṭha-mātra-prayatnataḥ |
seyaṃ subodhinī ṭīkā sadā dhyeyā manīṣibhiḥ ||
iha khalu sakala-loka-hitāvatāraḥ parama-kāruṇiko bhagavān devakī-nandanas tattvājñāna-vijṛmbhita-śoka-moha-bhraṃśita-vivekatayā nija-dharma-parityāga-pūrvaka-para-dharmābhisandhinam arjunaṃ dharma-jñāna-rahasyopadeśa-plavena tasmāc choka-moha-sāgarād uddadhāra | tam eva bhagavad-upadiṣṭam arthaṃ kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanaḥ saptabhiḥ śloka-śatair upanibabandha | tatra ca prāyaśaḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-mukhād viniḥsṛtān eva ślokān alikhat | kāṃścit tat-saṅgataye svayaṃ ca vyaracayat | yathoktaṃ gītā-māhātmye -
gītā sugītā kartavyā kim anyaiḥ śāstra-vistaraiḥ |
yā svayaṃ padmanābhasya mukha-padmād viniḥsṛtā || iti |
tatra tāvad dharmakṣetre ity ādinā | viṣīdann idam abravīd ity antena granthena śrī-kṛṣṇārjuna-saṃvāda-prastāvāya kathā nirūpyate | tataḥ param āsamāptes tayor dharma-jñānārthe saṃvādaḥ | tatra dharma-kṣetra ity ādinā ślokena dhṛtarāṣṭrena hastināpura-sthitaṃ sva-sārathiṃ samīpasthaṃ sañjayaṃ prati kurukṣetra-vṛttānte pṛṣṭhe sañjayo hastināpurasthito 'pi vyāsa-prasāda-labdha-divya-cakṣuḥ kurukṣetra-vṛttāntaṃ sākṣāt paśyann iva dhṛtarāṣṭrāya nivedayāmāsa | dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkam ity ādinā |
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāceti | dharmakṣetra iti | bhoḥ sañjaya | dharmakṣete dharma-bhūmau kurukṣetre | dharma-kṣetra iti kurukṣetra-viśeṣaṇam | eṣām ādi-puruṣaḥ kaścit kuru-nāmā babhūva | tasya kuror dharma-sthāne māmakā mat-putrāḥ pāṇḍu-putrāś ca yuyutsavo yoddhum icchantaḥ samavetāḥ militāḥ santaḥ kim akurvata kiṃ kṛtavantaḥ