Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 3.29

प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढा: सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत्

prakṛiter guṇa-sammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇa-karmasu tān akṛitsna-vido mandān kṛitsna-vin na vichālayet

Recitation · Text 3.29
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (10 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Those still deluded by the modes remain attached to actions and results — and Krishna repeats his earlier caution that one who knows should not unsettle them. The point is made twice in one chapter, which suggests how easily knowledge turns into impatience with others.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Said twice in one chapter — a sign of how easily knowledge curdles into impatience with people who don't have it yet.