Verse 3.6

Verse 3.6: “(And) he who, repressing the organs of action, (yet) continues recalling in mind their objects, deludes himself and is styled ‘a man of false conduct’. (64)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

There are those who aspire to be “action-free” simply by abandoning their ordained duties; and to that end only repress impulsive tendencies of the organs. But they do not succeed in securing true renunciation. Their mind goes on thinking of actions. They only make an outward show of being action-free, which is nothing less than the merest travesty of freedom. O Partha, take it that such men are always entangled in the allurements of sense objects, there is absolutely no doubt about it. Now I take this occasion of telling you the marks of true renunciation, Oh best of bowmen, and hear it attentively.