Here Lord Krishna explains that the buddhi or intellect of those who have erroneous conceptions of theism and atheism and do not comprehend what is righteousness and what is unrighteousness and what they entail and have no understanding of what should be done and what should not be done according to time, place and circumstance assuming wrongly what they think they know is incorrect are situated in raja guna the mode of passion.

Deviation in the performance of prescribed Vedic activities or concocting additions to them is against the injunctions of the Vedic scriptures. They along with abstaining from performing prescribed Vedic activities are undeniably situated in raja guna the mode of passion.

Here Lord Krishna explains that the buddhi or intellect of those situated in raja guna the mode of passion are unable to discern between the two types of dharma or righteousness given in the previous verse or their opposite of adharma or unrighteousness which subjects one to inappropriate actions according to time, place and circumstances.

Here Lord Krishna explains that buddhi or intellect of one situated in raja guna the mode of passion distorts reality and misunderstands what is right and what is wrong, what should be done and what should not be done. Performing action at the wrong time, in the wrong place, in the wrong way. What is prohibited they engage in and what is ordained they abstain from.