🪷 Karma-Yoga · The Yajña-Cycle Foundation
Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 3 · 43 verses · why action over inaction · Janaka's proof of karma-mokṣa
The Yajña-Cycle (BG 3.10-16 · saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā)
| Step | What Happens | BG Verse |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yajña feeds the devatās | BG 3.11 |
| 2 | Devatās produce rain | BG 3.14 |
| 3 | Rain produces food (anna) | BG 3.14 |
| 4 | Food produces beings (prajā) | BG 3.14 |
| 5 | Beings perform yajña → cycle continues | BG 3.16 |
| 6 | One who does NOT participate in this cycle = lives in vain | BG 3.16 |
The Faculties Hierarchy (BG 3.42-43)
| Level | Sanskrit | English | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | देह | Deha (body) | lowest |
| 2 | इन्द्रिय | Indriya (senses) | higher than body |
| 3 | मनस् | Manas (mind) | higher than senses |
| 4 | बुद्धि | Buddhi (intelligence) | higher than mind |
| 5 | आत्मा | Ātmā (Self) | higher than buddhi |
BG 3.35 · Sva-dharma Superiority
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।
"Better one's own dharma performed imperfectly than another's dharma performed perfectly."
🪷 Try It With YOUR Own Chart
What is YOUR sva-dharma (per BG 3.35) — the action-pattern uniquely yours? Where in YOUR chart does the yajña-cycle flow most-strongly? See the 5-faculty hierarchy (BG 3.42-43) mapped to your placements.
Or instantly explore with reference charts:
- 🪷 Krishna Janma · Mathurā · midnight 9-10 July 3227 BCE
- 🪷 Buddha Janma · Lumbinī · dawn 11 April 563 BCE
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