God Speaks
We have degraded in our devotion and wisdom.
Lord Perumal communicated directly with Thirukacchi Nambi of Kancheepuram. Do not question if the Lord can talk. There was a time when God was communicating directly with man. So why did God turn into stone? Because we lost all our values, the Deities in the temple became stone.
An incident that had been seen by other people. People thought Veerabrahmaendra of Andhra Pradesh was just an ordinary man. When he asked for a match stick to light his cigar to the deity in the temple, the Lord emerged, lighted his cigar and disappeared. This is a true incident. Veerabrahmaendra existed just 400 years before us.
There was a time when all the deities in the temple would talk. We have degraded in our devotion and wisdom. Therefore God stands as stone.
As far as Siva Shankar Baba is concerned, he never discriminates between good and bad. He believes that there is good within everyone. He never rejects anyone