One Philosophy, Three Expressions !

I do not fear being misunderstood for rejecting wealth that binds.
No amount of hard work can ever convert what is wrong into right.

Have you heard of an ancestral deity—
a Goddess or God a family worships across generations?
The divine version of “this existed long before my title or surname.”

Today, I introduce mine.
Chakkulathu Kavu Bhagavathy—
a Goddess my ancestors have worshipped for over 3,000 years.
And unknowingly, so had I.

Decoding the name:

Chakkara = jaggery
Kulam = river
Chakkara-kulam = a river whose waters are as sweet as jaggery, the river that flows around consciousness.
Kavu = sacred forest
Chakkulathu Kavu—the river around the sacred forest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakkulathukavu_Temple

Original Temple in Alappuzha

Though the deity appears as Durga, the truth is subtler.
She is Saraswati—supreme consciousness itself, through whom Adi Shankaracharya invoked Durga, reminding humanity: Knowledge is Power.

Through Saraswati, Adi Shankaracharya invoked:
Durga’s power, so strength does not become arrogance
Lakshmi’s abundance, so success does not become entitlement and binding

At Chakkulathu Kavu Bhagavathy Goddess Saraswati has manifested in the form of Durga.

This devotion survived 3,000 years—
and one slightly confused descendant (me).

Magic Happens !

Temple in Bengaluru !

When people say I don’t have the hunger for wealth and abundance, I wonder—

I have never rejected wealth arising out of hard work,
I rejected wealth that binds—
wealth demanding emotional compromise, loss of dignity, or silence over truth.

That choice was never about ambition.
It was about values.

Karma binds.
It belongs to duty, performance, obligation.
Love belongs to freedom.
What must be performed cannot give rise to love.

Wealth that binds may fulfill desire,
but it can never return to Dharma (Vishnu).
It serves no higher purpose.
That is not prosperity.

When people misunderstand me, I sometimes wonder—
are they looking at a 20-year-old version of themselves reflected back at them?
But I am not their past.
Because love does not arrive as a reward after duty (karma) is discharged.

I carry this legacy forward. 

With Saraswati:
Wealth becomes instrumental, not possessive,
Action (Karma) becomes offering to God, not performance,

Karma dissolves into nishkama karma (action without binding).

This is explicit Advaita as per Saint Adi Shankara.

I am tired—
tired from so many interview rejections.

And i rejected some of the offers.

And yet, hope hasn’t left me.

Somewhere inside, I still believe
that a little magic can happen
in these last nine days of the year.

Nine days left,
and I’ve doubled down on my job search—
with focus, resolve, and faith.

To those chanting “Karmeva Jayate, Karmeva Jayate”—

a gentle pause, please 😄

As long as your karma is an offering to Lord Krishna, you’re doing just fine.

But remember— love is not the cashback reward of karma.

Because Lakshmi is not related to karma ; She is related to dharma.