Dharma: The first verse of the Bhagavad Gita
Why is the word Dharma quoted in the first verse of the Bhagavad Gita?
Courses: Bhagavad Gita - Karma Yoga
The Bhagavad Gita begins with the word Dharma.
It is a protective word. By using it first, Veda Vyasa gives a beneficial opening to his great work.
«Dhritirashtra say: Having gathered on the sacred plain (the land of Dharma) of Kurukshetra with the desire to fight in battle, what did my people and the Pandavas? O Sanjaya!» Bhagavad Gita 1-1 Despondency of Arjuna
«धृतराष्ट्र उवाच |
धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः |
मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय ||1||». The Yoga of the Despondency of Arjuna (Arjuna Vishada Yoga).
dhṛitarāśhtra uvācha
dharma-kṣhetre kuru-kṣhetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ
māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāśhchaiva kimakurvata sañjaya.
The Lord is the embodiment of Dharma.
Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation of Action
Reverence for the Dharma, through the pronunciation of its name, is the worship of the Lord Himself. The goal of the Bhagavad Gita and its main teaching are determined by the first word: Dharma. The lord incarnates from time to time to establish the Dharma.
Source: Gita Makaranadam by Swami Vidya Prakashananda, Translated into Spanish by Pedro Nonell
Dharma: primer verso del Bhagavad Gita 
Darma: primeiro verse do Bagavadeguitá.
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