The Battle of Kurukshetra

• Dhritarashtra's sons, as well as Pandu's sons, had gathered on the battlefield of Kurukshetra in preparation for a war.
• Dhritarashtra was worried about the consequences of the war, and asked Sanjay what his sons and Pandu's sons were doing on the battlefield.
• Dhritarashtra's fondness for his own sons had clouded his spiritual wisdom, deviating him from the path of virtue.
• Dhritarashtra felt great displeasure at the possibility of a peaceful settlement, and preferred that the war transpires.
• Kurukshetra is described as the sacrificial arena of the celestial gods, which made it a sacred land that nourished dharma.
• Dhritarashtra feared that the holy land might influence the minds of his sons and cause them to turn away from the battle.

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