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.