18 STEPS MEANING OF SABARIMALA.
1st Step- Getting knowledge and consciousness to make think is called first step.
2nd Step- The bhakters ultimate consciousness is second step. Dvaita & advaita are same. Advaita means God & Dvaita means soul.
3rd Step-Vision or insight, imagination, understand, act, excercise, law to be connected with intellect.
4th Step- Pure consciousness image of knowledge it refers.
5th Step- Not in pure form & enlightened like bhagavathi gods form.
6th Step- Past several births (purva janam) goodness if we climb sixth step and we can see lord shiva.
7th Step- Will-power, we will have will-power to get god blessing
8th Step- Yaga inner form. rahoyagam.
9th Step- Supreme celestial light , "paramjyothis" in order today also "makara jyothi" is seen.
10th Step- Meditating and knowing universal supreme lord.
11th Step- Ascetic meditating. God and devotee uniting.
12th Step- Samadhi non dualistic state of consciousness.
13th Step- Atma, soul changes happens.
14th Step- Supreme brahma, indicates knowledge person god subramanian. Ultimate supreme brahma is also called this step.
15th Step- Nadabrahma means ecstasy continues.
16th Step- Jyothiswarupa- illumination of god. A supreme effulgence, the proper form of god.
17th Step- Trigunathitha means tri characters of god
18th Step- Which is considered as parama feet- the ultimate supreme feet of lord ayyappa swamy.
Swamiye sharanam ayyappa.