Sanskrit
न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम् । जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान्युक्तः समाचरन् ॥
na buddhibhedaṃ janayed ajñānāṃ karmasaṅginām joṣayet sarvakarmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācaran
Translation
Let no wise man unsettle the mind of ignorant people attached to action; but acting in harmony with Me let him render all action attractive.
Annie Besant · The Bhagavad-Gita, translated by Annie Besant (4th ed., 1922) — Wikisource · Public Domain
Explanation
A pastoral caution that follows directly from verse 25’s contrast: don’t fracture the confidence of people who are still acting from attachment, since they at least are acting, and per verses 4-8 that’s better than paralysis. The instruction to make “all action attractive” by example rather than argument echoes verse 21’s imitation principle — teaching by conduct, not by unsettling other people’s convictions.