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 - 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.