Bhagavad Gita Bhasya (Gambhirananada)

a totally opposite perception. And forgetting the
truth that has been heard again and again, he
repeatedly raises false issues and questions! And
therefore, observing that the subject is difficult to
understand, the Lord gives His answer again and
again. The absence of action in the Self-well-known
from the Vedas, Smrtis and logic, as stated in, '(It is
said that) This is unmanifest; This is inconceivable'
(2.25), 'Never is this One born, and never does It
die' (2.20; Ka. 1.2.18), etc.-has been and will be
spoken of. The contrary perception of action in that
actionless Self, i.e. in inaction, is very deep-rooted,
owing to which 'even the intelligent are
confounded as to what is action and what is
inaction.' And as a consequence of the
superimposition of aciton pertaining to the body
etc. on the Self, there arises such ideas as, 'I am an
agent; this is my action; its result is to be enjoyed
by me.' Similarly, with the idea, 'I shall remain
quiet, whereby I shall be free from exertion, free
from activity, and happy', and superimposing on
the Self the cessation of activities pertaining to the
body and organs and the resulting happiness, a
man imagines, 'I shall not do anything; I shall sit
quietly and happily.' That being so, the Lord says,
'he who finds inaction in action,' etc. with a view to
removing this contrary understanding of man. And
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