Kṛṣṇa warns of the consequences of inaction. If Arjuna refuses to perform his religious duty of fighting this righteous war, he will lose both his ‘sva-Dharma’ (duty) and his ‘kīrtim’ (reputation). More importantly, he will incur sin for neglecting his responsibilities. Arjuna thought that by not fighting he was being pious and saintly, but Kṛṣṇa corrects him: by abandoning the field, he is actually being sinful. Neglecting one’s appointed duty, especially when the innocent need protection, is a serious crime against the social and cosmic order. Kṛṣṇa is showing that renunciation is not about running away from difficulty. Real renunciation is performing one’s duty despite the difficulty. If Arjuna quits now, he won’t be remembered as a saint, but as a man who failed his people at their greatest hour of need.