The second chapter begins with Sañjaya describing Arjuna’s condition to the blind king. Arjuna is overwhelmed with compassion, and his eyes are full of brimming tears as he laments on the battlefield. He is in a state of complete emotional and physical collapse. The use of the word ‘Madhusūdana’ for Kṛṣṇa is significant here. It reminds the reader that Kṛṣṇa is the killer of the demon Madhu. The implication is that just as Kṛṣṇa killed the external demon, He is now about to kill the internal demon of misunderstanding that has taken over Arjuna. Arjuna’s compassion, though seemingly noble, is misplaced. It is born of material attachment to the temporary body, not spiritual clarity. This emotional weakness is preventing him from performing his higher duty. The stage is set for the Lord to remove this ignorance with divine knowledge.