The Yoga of Knowledge and Wisdom

Krishna describes those who don't surrender. 'Na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ'—the deluded, the wicked, the lowest among men do not surrender unto Me. 'Māyayāpahṛta-jñānā'—whose knowledge is stolen by illusion. 'Āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ'—taking shelter in the demonic nature. This verse describes the opposite of surrender—those who are so deluded by Maya that their knowledge is stolen, leaving them in the demonic nature. They don't surrender because they can't see the need—their knowledge has been stolen. This connects to verse 7.14's teaching about surrender and prepares for verse 7.16's description of those who do surrender.