Shloka 7
Abhaya-Itihāsa: Karma, Indriyas, and the Non-sensory Brahman
Brāhmaṇī–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda
मोहमेव नियच्छन्ति कर्मणा ज्ञानवर्जिता: । नैष्कर्म्य न च लोकेउस्मिन् मुहूर्तमपि लभ्यते
moham eva niyacchanti karmaṇā jñāna-varjitāḥ | naiṣkarmyaṃ na ca loke 'smin muhūrtam api labhyate ||
缺乏真实智慧的人，以行为只会积聚迷妄本身。在此世间，彻底的无为（naiṣkarmya）连一刹那也不可得；无人能不作任何事而安住。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Action is inevitable in worldly life; however, when action is performed without true knowledge and discernment, it does not purify but instead increases moha (delusion). Therefore, the remedy is not mere avoidance of action, but acting with jñāna—clear understanding of self, duty, and consequences—so that karma does not become binding.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener on the nature of human action: people lacking knowledge tend to deepen their delusion through their deeds, and total inaction is practically impossible even for a brief moment in this world. The statement functions as a moral-philosophical clarification within the discourse of the chapter.