Swamiye saranam ayyapa,
I would like to say that payanam to sabari malai is something that cannot be describe the joy in words.As every sami margal will be fasting for 41 days(1 mandalam ) or more than that and will be preparing to sabari malai.Every 26th of dec will be mandal pooja which is the day end of 1 mandalam .Sami margal will be sitting for the pooja and will be given 2 banana leaf and flowers ,whereby guruswamy will chant 1008 ayyapa saranam followed by sami margal.Each saranam sami margal need to put flower followed by saranam ayyapa.End of this pooja sami margal can take their irumudi at any temple with their guruswamy .On sad side is that some the sami margal would be not able to come to India ,sabar malai due to their finacial problem,work,studying and some other things that cannot be ignore.Most of them vey eager to step on sabari malai .This feeling goes for new kanni sami that not able to go or palla malla sami that many times have come to sabari malai .
The experince is cannot be express by words .Like myself i only able to go to sabari malai on 5th malai as this is my 11th ayypan malai ,so for first 4 years i have complete my fasting and take irumudi in malaysia .I dont have the chance to go to sabari malai due to finacial problem and certain years with exams .I would be thinking why i have not be called by ayyapa to his home at sabari malai.Every year when time times comes to irumudi pooja ,we have talk walk from the tempe we do irumudi pooja to other temple.Walking from other temple to other temple with bare foot is to other sami margal that cannot go to sabari malai and give the feel of when you at sabari malai.You need to walk on tar road,stone ,climbing 18 mountain including small mountain and karimalai,azuta,cross the river and walk on night time .At this point ,we will e answered for what ever we did during the fasting -if do every days pooja,follow the bramachariya veritam you would be fine during at sabari malai as you would be guide by ayyapa itself .If you didnt do as what needed during veritam then you wull be served -such as sick ,not able to walk ,get tired fast after few meters walk and many more obstacle will be go through .That is why we need to be very caeful in ayyapan veritam.You will be paid as what you give to him.One time for every one to be remebered that you cannot walk using your body strenght or power.How healthy your are ,how taff your are is not considered in sabari malai.Because every one will be guide by ayyapa sami if chant his power mantra that is ayyapa saranam.Without saying ayypan saranam belive me you wont be reaching HIM on sanindhanam.
