Krishna spoke only once in Chapter 1. He pointed at the enemy. What did he say?
Krishna parked the chariot directly in front of Bhishma and Drona. Then he spoke — his only words in the entire chapter. O Parth — behold these Kauravs.
“Sometimes the cruelest thing you can do is show someone exactly what they asked to see.”
The Bhagavad Gita addresses command across 2 verses in Chapter 1. Then Arjun spoke — his first words in the Gita. He said to Krishna: O Achyut, place my chariot between the two armies. As Krishna puts it: "He asked to see. He wasn't ready for what he'd find."
Which verses of the Gita are about command?
Verse 1.21, Verse 1.25 in Chapter 1 (Arjun Vishad Yoga) all engage with command. Each is presented in Sanskrit, Hindi, and English at thegitauniverse.com.
Who speaks about command in the Bhagavad Gita?
2 different speakers in Chapter 1 invoke command: Arjun, Krishna. The verses span the opening dialogue between Sanjaya, Dhritarashtra, Duryodhan, Bhishma, Arjun, and Krishna.