Shloka 2
Kurukṣetra-anudarśanam — Rāma-hradāḥ and the Question of Kṣatra Continuity (शान्ति पर्व, अध्याय ४८)
रथैस्तैर्नगरप्रख्यै: पताकाध्वजशोभितै: । ययुराशु कुरुक्षेत्र वाजिभि: शीघ्रगामिभि:
rathais tair nagara-prakhyaiḥ patākā-dhvaja-śobhitaiḥ | yayur āśu kuru-kṣetraṃ vājibhiḥ śīghra-gāmibhiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: Oh rey, después de ello el Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, el rey Yudhiṣṭhira, Kṛpācārya y los demás, junto con los cuatro Pāṇḍava restantes, partieron con presteza hacia Kurukṣetra en carros inmensos, altos como ciudades, engalanados con estandartes y banderas, tirados por caballos de veloz carrera. La escena subraya un avance deliberado hacia el solemne campo del deber: no guiado por la prisa sola, sino por las exigencias del dharma y la gravedad de lo que debía afrontarse.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a simple travel description is framed by dharma: leaders move with resolve toward a place where moral reckoning and right conduct must be addressed. Speed and splendor are secondary to the seriousness of the duty that awaits.
The group proceeds quickly to Kurukṣetra in large, city-like chariots decorated with banners and standards, drawn by swift horses, as narrated by Vaiśampāyana to the king.