A Taste of Divinity

The Eternal Jyothi, at Sabarimala is aimed at offering salvation to the human beings who are desperate to save themselves from the diversions of the world.

That is why you notice when persons observe the vow for forty eight days before the pilgrimage to Sabarimala, they try their utmost not to smoke or drink; it is a God given opportunity for them to retrieve themselves from the temptations swaying them. The garland they don for those forty-eight days is like a shield for them, reminding them of their vows.

The vow the pilgrims undertake is a sampling of the illumination of the Eternal Light, a subtle reminder of what they can attain if only they attempt to conquer their lower selves.

Ayyappa shows you a taste of the divine life during those forty-eight days and this leads you to several such years of forty-eight days per year of fasting for Ayyappa till such time you have fortified yourself enough by divine grace to become a whole-time seeker.

The Light called Ayyappa enlightened me. I offer thanks giving to Him by brightening up the lives of those who come to me.