When a person performs any action according to his own Dharma, he is expected to perform the action without any attachment or desire to the outcome or fruits of such action, or without an ego to think that it is he who was doing it. If one performs such actions with Dharma as an offering to the Supreme Divine, then the effects of the Karma does not affect the individual soul. All other actions, good and bad, leave an effect of the Karma on the soul. These effects lead to suffering of the individual in this birth and also on future births as also on the progeny. This is the essence of Karma Yoga. If we get a pot of rose bush, our duty or action ends with properly planting it, providing proper light, watering and feeding. It is not up to us, if it will grow or give flowers. When it blossoms, we can look at it and enjoy its color and fragrance. We may expect that it might give us flowers, but anything more than that will lead to greed and disappointment leading to grief and suffering.

The nine planets like Saturn, Venus and Jupiter are like policemen and judges who protect the Divine laws of Dharma and administer the effects of all our individual actions. They follow the cause and effects according to the law of Dharma. The Celestial forces like Indira, Varuna and Agni, are like guardians of the natural forces that cause wind, rain, fire and other effects of nature to affect the society according to our Dharma. Prayer rituals to these celestial forces help appease them as they receive their sustenance by our oblation in our rituals. We appeal to the Supreme Truth, as to our King, like through a lawyer, with our prayers to the manifestations or Avathãrãs and also various "gods" and celestial forces. The Divine laws of Dharma given by the Supreme, "God", govern all of them.

Prayers, Meditation, Yoga and Karma comes into effect here. Performing all actions as an offering to the Supreme with pure devotion and receiving Jñãna, the true knowledge of the Supreme, one is assured of Divine grace. One should also ask for forgiveness for our past errors and pledge not to repeat such wrong actions, called Nishiddha Karma. This will protect us from the effects of Karma removing the upãdhis covering our Ãtma. When one passes through some testing times in their life, prayer to the individual Avathãras, as their Ishtadevata, helps one over come the sufferings of the effects of Karma. This is like carrying a raincoat or an umbrella in a rain, which will protect a person from getting too wet but will not change the rainstorm. One will be able to pass through the life tolerating the effects of their Karma through the prayers and proper Dharma.