Place

Kurukshetra

कुरुक्षेत्रKurukṣetra

verses
5,813
books
25
chapters
677

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, Kurukshetra is the field of dharma where Dhritarashtra's sons and the Pandavas gathered, eager for battle. Mahabharata 6.23.1 In the Bhagavad Gita, Dhritarashtra asks Sanjaya what his sons and the sons of Pandu did. Bhagavad Gita 1.1 The Mahabharata also says a great ascetic made Kurukshetra a sacred field through austerity. Mahabharata 1.89.43 It adds that those who live in Kurukshetra, bounded by the Saraswati river to the south and the Drishadvati to the north, are said to dwell in Trivishtapa, the celestial realm. Mahabharata 3.81.175 The Vamana Purana calls Kurukshetra holy and rich in fruit, a place where ancestors are worshipped at the ford of Prithudaka. Vamana Purana 22.20

Where to read

Every verse that names Kurukshetra, book by book.

  1. Mahabharata

    5,336 verses · 363 chapters

    All 5,336 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 447 verses

    • 1.1.11

      Main Samantapanchak gaya hoon. Woh jagah bahut pavitra hai. Wahan pandav aur kaurav ka yuddh hua tha. Saari duniya ke raja wahan ladde the.

    • 1.2.4

      Rama ne apni taakat se saare raja-vansh ko khatam kar diya. Woh agni ki tarah chamak rahe the. Samantapanchak mein unhone paanch taal banaye the. Log kehte hain usme khoon bhara tha.

    • 1.3.1

      Suta ne kaha, Janamejay, Parikshit ka beta, apne bhaiyon ke saath Kurukshetra mein ek bada yagya kar raha tha. Uske teen bhai the, Srutasena, Ugrasena aur Bhimasena.

  2. Skanda Purana

    186 verses · 138 chapters

    All 186 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 6.1.4.3

      Phir usne Kurukshetra ki taraf nikal diya. Raste mein bahut thak gaya. Bhookh aur pyaas se bilkul chhoda hua tha. Rasta poochta-poochta chalta raha.

    • 5.3.218.38

      Woh poorab se paschim tak gaya. Dakshin se uttar tak gaya. Kuru ke ilaake mein Samantapanchak naam ki jagah thi. Wahan usne paanch khoon ke taal bana diye.

    • 7.4.31.5

      Kashi, Kurukshetra, Prayag, yeh sab jagah wahan thi. Ganga, Yamuna, Narmada, yeh sab nadiyan bhi aayi thi. Saraswati bhi thi, jo bahut purani nadi hai.

  3. Padma Purana

    71 verses · 49 chapters

    All 71 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 1.17.95

      Brahma ke duniya mein unke liye kuch bhi mushkil nahi rahega. Chahe Kokamukha ho, Kurukshestra ho, Naimisha ho, ya rishiyon ki sabha ho, sab jagah cheezein aasani se milengi.

    • 3.26.1

      Narad ji bole, Raja, ab Kurukshetra jao. Yeh jagah bahut mashhoor hai. Jo bhi wahan jata hai, uske saare paap chhoot jaate hain.

    • 3.27.92

      Teeno duniya mein Kurukshetra sabse upar hai. Yahan ki dhool bhi jab hawa se udhti hai, woh bhi logon ko saaf karti hai.

  4. Bhagavatam

    50 verses · 15 chapters

    All 50 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 1.7.19

      Brahmin ka beta dekhta hai ki uske ghode thak gaye hain. Koi sahaara nahi bhi bacha. Usne socha bas ek cheez bacha sakti hai, Brahmastra. Yeh sabse bada astra hai, isse hi apna bacha lenge.

    • 1.9.35

      Apne dost Arjun ki baat sunkar Krishna rath lekar do faujon ke beech mein khada ho gaya. Dusra taraf ke logon ki umar uski nazar se kam ho gayi. Mera mann us Krishna mein laga rahe.

    • 1.15.15

      Mere bhagwan Krishna aage chal rahe the. Bheeshm, Karn, Dron, Shalya jaise bade yoddha the. Unki sena bahut strong thi, rath aur sab kuch perfect lag raha tha. Lekin Krishna sabse aage tha. Woh sabki jaan, dimaag aur taakat le gaya. Itne…

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Kurukshetra matters most.

  1. The Determination of the Extent of the Sacred Field and Related Matters (Kurukṣetra Māhātmya)

    Narada Purana 2.1.64 · 13 verses

  2. Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas (Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama)

    Narada Purana 2.1.65 · 10 verses

  3. Puṣkara Sacrifice: Gāyatrī’s Marriage, Sāvitrī’s Wrath, Rudra’s Test, and the Tīrtha-Māhātmya

    Padma Purana 1.17 · 2 verses

  4. Kurukṣetra and Sarasvatī Tīrthas: Pilgrimage Itinerary and the Sanctification of Rāma-hrada (Paraśurāma’s Lakes)

    Padma Purana 3.26 · 6 verses

  5. Tīrtha-Māhātmya of the Sarasvatī Region and the Praise of Kurukṣetra (Pilgrimage Merits)

    Padma Purana 3.27 · 5 verses

  6. Triśaṅku and Viśvāmitra: Pilgrimage Circuit and Purification at Hāṭakeśvara

    Skanda Purana 6.1.4 · 5 verses

  7. The Fruits of Hearing the Mahāpurāṇas; Mohinī’s Tīrtha-Yātrā; Mohinī Ekādaśī Discipline

    Narada Purana 2.1.82 · 3 verses

  8. Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas (Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy)

    Padma Purana 3.39 · 3 verses

  9. Jamadagni Tīrtha Māhātmya and the Kārtavīrya-Paraśurāma Narrative

    Skanda Purana 5.3.218 · 3 verses

  10. Dvārakā as Tīrtha-Saṅgama: Darśana of Kṛṣṇa’s Ālaya and the Gomatī Māhātmya (द्वारकाक्षेत्रमहिमा तथा गोमतीमाहात्म्य)

    Skanda Purana 7.4.31 · 3 verses

Key episodes

  1. Kurukshetra War

    Mahabharata 6-10

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