Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa now returns to the ajñānī. In 3.27, he said that the deluded person thinks, “I am the doer.” In 3.28, he described the jñānī who understands that guṇas move among guṇas and therefore remains unattached. Now, in 3.29, he explains why the jñānī should be careful while guiding those who are not yet mature.

Prakṛteḥ guṇa-sammūḍhāḥ means those who are completely deluded by the guṇas of prakṛti. Swami explains this here as delusion caused by identification with the ahaṅkāra, the body-mind complex. The ajñānī is lost in the lower “I”: body, mind, roles, emotions, duties, possessions, family, success, failure, and social identity. He has no objectivity toward the body-mind.

Because of this delusion, guṇa-karmasu sajjante — they become attached to the activities of the guṇas. They are absorbed in the activities of the body-mind: childhood play, youthful pursuit, adult ambition, family anxieties, old-age worries, ritual activity, wealth, status, comparison, fear, and planning. The ahaṅkāra keeps them so occupied that they do not even ask, “Am I only this kartā-bhoktā ahaṅkāra, or is there a higher Self?”

Kṛṣṇa calls them akṛtsnavidaḥ — people of incomplete knowledge. They know only one part of themselves: the lower self, the ahaṅkāra. They do not know the higher Self, the ātma, which is not born, does not die, and is not limited by the body-mind. Swami contrasts this with the kṛtsnavit, the one who has complete knowledge — one who knows both the lower self and the higher Self.

Therefore, the kṛtsnavit should na vicālayet — should not disturb, shake, or unsettle such people. This is not a general “be nice while advising people” teaching. It is specifically a warning against disturbing karma-attached people by prematurely emphasizing sannyāsa, renunciation, or the abandonment of duties. A person still identified with the body-mind should not be suddenly told, “Give up all karma. Rituals are useless. Family life is bondage. Everything is mithyā.” Such teaching may be technically high, but if given at the wrong stage, it can confuse and damage the mind.

Instead, such a person should be allowed and encouraged to continue dhārmic duties, religious practices, pūjā, japa, dānam, family responsibilities, and karma-yoga. Through karma-yoga, the mind becomes mature. Through maturity, dispassion grows naturally. Just as a child’s attachment to a balloon drops away with growth, a seeker’s lower attachments fall away through understanding and inner refinement.

So 3.29 is close to 3.26, but it deepens the reason. In 3.26, Kṛṣṇa says not to create buddhibheda in karma-attached people. Here he explains that such people are akṛtsnavidaḥ — people of incomplete self-understanding, lost in prakṛti-guṇas and guṇa-karmas. Therefore, the wise person should guide gently, without shaking their present supports before they are ready for higher knowledge.