Krishna addresses the tragedy of spiritual blindness. He states that foolish, deluded individuals (mūḍhā) despise, mock, or disregard Him (avajānanti māṃ) when He assumes or shelters Himself within a human-like form (mānuṣīṃ tanum āśritam). They commit this grave error because they are completely ignorant of His higher, transcendental nature (paraṃ bhāvam ajānanto) and fail to recognize Him as the Great Supreme Lord of all existing beings (mama bhūta-maheśvaram).