The first episode of the Bhagavad Gita podcast begins with an introduction to the significance and essence of the text. It explains that Bhagavad Gita is a theistic science that is best understood without any personal motives or interpretations, but with the help of a devotee of Sri Krishna. The text is directly spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, and it surpasses all studies of Vedic wisdom and all scriptures of the world.

The podcast then moves on to describe the setting of the text, which is the Battlefield of Kurukshetra, a sacred place of pilgrimage. The chapter, Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, begins with the query of Dhritarashtra, the father of the Kurus, who wants to know what his sons and the sons of Pandu did after assembling at Kuruksetra and being desirous to fight. Sanjaya, his secretary and a student of Vyasa, is able to envision the battlefield by the mercy of Vyasa and reports to Dhritarashtra about the situation.

The chapter also introduces the character of Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra, who after looking at the army of the Pandavas, goes to his teacher Dronacarya to speak about the real position. The podcast explains how Dhritarashtra's deliberate separation of his sons from the sons of Pandu reflects his specific position in his relationship with his nephews. The podcast concludes by highlighting the significance of the words dharma-ksetre and kuru-ksetre, which apart from their historical and Vedic importance, symbolize the wiping out of unwanted elements and the establishment of thoroughly religious persons.