Symbolism of Dharma Shaasta (Sabarimala)

 Normally, Dharma Shaasta is displayed with two consorts, in particular Poorna and Pushkala. These names mean "Culmination" and "Thriving", and are inferences to the two ways - Jnaana and Bhakti, through which one arrives at the Absolute as Self-Realization.

As opposed to the two consorts, these address the two parts of the actual Lord, in the unadulterated Yogic stance and structure one sees at Sabarimala.

The Lord is found in a special Yogic stance, some of the time likewise found in Lord Narasimha, Dakshinamurthi or Aanjaneya. Here, the Lord is situated upstanding, with His legs bowed and the two lower legs contacting the Mooladhara or root Chakra. The erectness of the stance empowers free progression of Kundalini Shakti or the Life force through the seven Chakras. It is humanly hard to keep up with such a stance for long term, and to keep the legs from wandering ceaselessly, the Lord has a band (Yoga Pattai) binds his legs with the back.

In this way, Chin-Mudra, or the token of focus, cognizance and the truth is the valid and extreme educating of Self-Realization. One sees this identical Mudra as Dakshinamurthi. Subsequently, the right 50% of Dharma Shaasta features the instructor or Shaasta Aspect, and this is definitively Poorna Devi - culmination of shrewdness, information and comprehension of the real world.

The left hand of the Lord lays on His leg, pointing towards His feet. In completely situated types of Ayyappan, one will see the left leg lifted up, regardless of whether the right leg is lifted up (as in Yoga Asana structure in Sabarimala) or hangs down (as in Veera Asana structures in different sanctuaries). Subsequently, contingent upon the level of the sculpture, when the lover stands or sits before the Lord, he will track down the Lord's raised feet at the level of the heart. This, and the Lord highlighting His feet, is His message to put His feet solidly in the heart (Hrudkamalam). The Lord as Krishna or Narayana says something similar in the Bhagawad Gita - "Maam Ekam Sharanam Vraja".

Having the Lord's feet in the heart and continually thinking about on Him is the development of Bhakti or Divine Love, and this is additionally the least demanding method for developing Sattva Guna, acceptable conduct and Dharma, and at last arrive at the Lord. Hence, the left 50% of Dharma Shaasta features the uprightness or Bhakti or Dharma Aspect, and this is unequivocally Pushkala Devi.

In this manner, the two consorts, or rather the two parts of the Lord mean the idea of Dharma-Shaasta with prevalence of Narayana and Shankara viewpoints separately.

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