Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa now gives the third reason why Arjuna should not choose premature withdrawal from action. In the previous shloka, he showed that nobody can remain without action because everyone is pushed by prakṛti and the guṇas. Now he shows that forced inaction can become dangerous when the mind is not ready.

A person may restrain the karmendriyāṇi, the organs of action. He may stop outward activities. He may withdraw from ordinary duties. He may wear the appearance of renunciation. He may physically avoid sense pleasures because his role or dress does not allow him to pursue them. But if the mind still dwells on indriyārthāḥ, sense objects, then the external withdrawal is not genuine freedom.

This is not transcendence; it is suppression. Vedānta does not teach suppression of desire. It teaches growing out of desire through maturity, understanding, and inner freedom. If a person has not grown out of desires but only blocks their expression, the pressure remains in the mind. The person may appear detached outside, while inside the mind is living in artha-kāma. This creates a double life.

Such a person is called mithyācāraḥ — one whose outer conduct and inner condition do not match. He may look like a renunciate externally, but mentally he is still consuming sense pleasures. He may deceive society, because others may think he is absorbed in dharma and mokṣa. More seriously, he deceives himself.

Therefore, Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa warns Arjuna: do not choose inaction or sannyāsa before inner maturity. If the mind is not ready for jñāna-niṣṭhā, withdrawal may produce hypocrisy, mental pressure, or fall. It is safer and healthier to live an active life of karma-yoga, where desires are regulated, duties are performed, and the mind gradually matures.