Moksha Sannyasa Yogah - Now, such being the case, he who through an untrained understanding looks upon his Self, which is isolated, as the doer, he, of perverted intelligence, does not see.
तत्रैवं सति कर्तारमात्मानं केवलं तु य: |
पश्यत्यकृतबुद्धित्वान्न स पश्यति दुर्मति: ||16||

Now, such being the case, he who through an untrained understanding looks upon his Self, which is isolated, as the doer, he, of perverted intelligence, does not see.

  • Akṛtabuddhitvāt: Through untrained intellect.
  • Durmatih: Of perverted intelligence.
  • Ātmānaṃ: The Self.
  • Kevalaṃ: Alone.

Krishna addresses the ego's misidentification as the sole doer of actions. This delusion forms the root of suffering, as one mistakenly claims absolute agency while ignoring the complex factors described earlier. True wisdom recognizes the interdependent nature of all action.

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