Plate 1

Dhrtarastra inquires from Sanjaya about the events of the battle.

Bhagavad-gita verse 1.1: Dhrtarastra is on the throne, and Sanjaya, his secretary, is describing what is happening on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra. Because of Sanjaya's mystic powers, the discourse on the battlefield between Krsna and Arjuna is revealed in his heart.