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Many of our friends especially MumbaiKamesh was keep onrequestingme regarding the Devatas of the Ponnu
Pathinettam Padi - the holy 18 steps of Sabarimala
I have already written an article regarding the Pathinettam Padi
On the whole we consider Satya Dharma on either side of the 18 stepms and mentally offer salutations to them
using their moola mantra for the 18 steps
Step 1 Naga Yakshi
Nagayakshi is one of the paripara devatas of Sastha and she is stationed at many of his temples like
Kulathupuzhai, Achan kovil etc
Onnam ThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 2 Mahisha Mardhini
Mahishamardhini is Durga Swaroopini an infacther advent took place before Swami's Manikanta incarnation
and she annihilated Mahisha and Manikanta destroyed his Sister Mahishi
Rendam ThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 3 Annapoorna
Sastha is Annadhana Prabhu and is very happy in the pious deed of feeding all his devotees - always. A Sastha
devotee is never in want of food - throughout his life time.
Moonam ThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 4 Kaali
Kali is the Goddess of time and change representing both the creative and destructive aspects of Nature. S
he helps those who strive for knowledge ofself.
Naalam ThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 5 Krushna Kaali
Krishna Kaliis one such deity with whom devotees have a very loving and intimate bond, in spite of her fearful
appearance. Sheis known for destroying ignorance.
Ancham ThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 6 Shakti Bairavi
Shakti Bhairavi is the ugra swaroopini of Shakti and she is known more to the devotees as the famous Yakshi who is seated in the court of Lord Sastha
Aaraam ThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 7 Kaarthaveeryarjuna
Kaartha Veeryaarjuna is an Amsha of Sudharshana Chakra. He got Satha Upasana from his Guru Datta and
obtained many great powers and rose to a level of God
Ezhaam ThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 8 Krushnaabhan
Krishnabhan is more popularly known as Karuppan. He is the cheif of all the Bhootaganas of Sastha's Bhootha
sena. He is seen in almost every Sastha temple in Tamilnadu and few age old temples of Kerala.
Ettam ThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 9 Hidimba
Hidimba is one of thechiefwarrior but also thepreceptorborn in the clan of Asuras. He is seated as the
guardian deity of the ninth step.
Onpadham ThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 10 Vethala
Vethala is considered to be the head of Ghost and Goblins and in an amsha of Bhairava. Sastha is
Bhoothanatha who controls these Ghosts and hence Vethala is one among his parivara.
Pathaam ThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 11 Naagaraja
Nagaraja is the king of the Serpants. In general Anantha is considered to be the King of the Naga Kingdomand
he is stationed at the eleventh step here to destroy the Sarpa doshas of the devotees
PathinonnamThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 12 Renuka
Renuka is the Mother of Parasurama who was killed and later resurrected by Parasurama. After the death of
Jamadagni, Revana Siddha gave her Sasthru Deeksha at Padavedu and she is stationed here.
PantrendamThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 13 Swapna Varahi
Swapna Varahi is a form of Vartali who gets pleased with the devotees and comes and guides the devotees
through dreams.
PathimoonamThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Step 14 Pratyangira
Pratyangira is Ugra Swaroopini who is very much forceful in action and her primary duty is to protect the
upasakas of Para Devata
PathinalamThruppadiyeSharanam Ayyappa
Each deity has a separate mantra - the mantras are filled with beejas (cryptical words) which has the potential
to invoke the divinity. And people may or maynot be able to sustain the enery generated by the moola mantra.
Only a Guru can know which mantra may suit the sishya and help the sishya. This is why Iam keep on
insisting that Guru Upadesham is a must.
In simple IT language the Moola Mantra upadesham is the password for you. But the mere password is of no
use. For that you need a login id - which can be given only by the Guru.
So only with both login id and password you can enter the world of upasana.
For this reason shastras insist that Mantras has to be got only from a Guru and not learnt on own.
The Golden Rule is The Mantra, the Deity and the Guru - All the three are one and the Same
Stotra
Stotras are poetic texts which praise the particular deity. This is also called as Stuti. These are generally called
Slokas. This may be written by any Rishis, Devas or Poets...
These can be chanted by anyone to get the blessings of Devi, Shiva, Vishnu, Ganesha or Sastha.
Certain stotras are made out ofdivineintervention and these stotras easily pleases the Lord and gets his grace.
For example Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram was chanted by Bheeshma at the end of the Mahabharata war by
Bheeshma while he was lying in the arrow bed. This was imparted to everyone by Vyasa and till now we are
chanting it and earning the blessings of the Lord.