Shloka 2
Plakṣaprasravaṇa–Kārapacana tīrtha-varṇana and Nārada’s war briefing (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 53)
पुरा च राजर्षिवरेण धीमता बहूनि वर्षाण्यमितेन तेजसा । प्रकृष्टमेतत् कुरुणा महात्मना ततः कुरुक्षेत्रमितीह पप्रथे,पहले अमित तेजस्वी बुद्धिमान् राजर्षिप्रवर महात्मा कुरुने इस क्षेत्रको बहुत वर्षोतक जोता था, इसलिये इस जगतमें इसका नाम कुरक्षेत्र प्रसिद्ध हो गया
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
purā ca rājarṣivareṇa dhīmatā bahūni varṣāṇy amitena tejasā |
prakṛṣṭam etat kuruṇā mahātmanā tataḥ kurukṣetram itīha paprathe ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。はるか昔、この地は大いなる魂をもつクル――王仙のうち最勝にして、智に富み、量り知れぬ光輝を具えた者――によって多年にわたり見事に耕され、拓かれた。ゆえにこの世において、ここは「クルクシェートラ」として名高くなったのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links a place’s sanctity and fame to sustained righteous effort: Kurukṣetra is revered because a virtuous king-sage, Kuru, labored there for years, implying that dharmic action can consecrate land and memory.
Vaiśampāyana explains the origin of the name “Kurukṣetra,” stating that in ancient times King Kuru cultivated and developed this region for many years, and thus it became widely known by that name.