Acharya Prashant explains that the Bhagavad Gita is profoundly important due to its setting. He describes it as a real-life, practical situation that most people can easily resonate with and identify with. While other scriptures might be philosophically clearer from a purely academic viewpoint, he states that hardly any scripture exceeds the Gita in terms of utility and impact. This impact is a direct result of its setting, where something very worldly is at stake and the disciple, Arjun, is very reluctant. This makes the Gita appear as if it is set in a household, everyday background that everyone can relate to. He contrasts the Gita with the Upanishads, where the disciple is already almost "converted," having come to the teacher willingly and asking profound questions. In the Upanishads, the disciple is actively seeking guidance in a pleasant, stress-free setting. In the Bhagavad Gita, however, the recipient of the discourse, Arjun, is resistant to the point of accusing his teacher, Shri Krishna, of misguiding him. This resistance is understandable as Arjun is being told to kill his relatives and friends. He is concerned about social conditioning, the caste system, the fate of women, and his reputation, making him a representation of the common person. Because Arjun represents the common man of today, entangled in familial attachments and torn by choices, the solutions Shri Krishna offers are timeless and directly applicable to the problems of this age. The speaker emphasizes that to benefit from the Gita, one must first see their own predicament in Arjun's. The Gita is a moving document of the compassion of Truth, a song of melancholy as much as of wisdom. Unless you become the one to whom the words are addressed, the message will be wasted. The Gita is a great scripture, but without recognizing yourself as Arjun, it is of no use to you.