This is the essence of a human life, which we need to achieve, and that is the reason for one taking ayyappa swamy deeksha- though knowingly or unknowingly- if once, we take deeksha, though we leave swamy, swamy will not leave us, till we reach our goal. The only ultimate truth and the never ending bliss is only possible by merging the individual "I" at the lotus feet of the lord by realising the supreme reality "Tatwamasi". Swamiye Sharanam Sharanam Ponnayyappa Parthipurisha Prashanti Nilaya Meaning: Surrender to: Swami, to Ayyappa, the son of Mohini and Shiva, to Lord who lives in the mountain Shabari - God the true teacher, to the Lord of Puttaparti who dwells in Prasanthinilayam. But as time passes with our association with him, we will try to realise that there is no happiness in these materialistic world, and all the relations, things, ideas, everything we find in this world are temporary and the happiness they give is temporary. And the ultimate goal of a guru is to show the light of truth who are struggling in the darkness of ignorance, show the supreme reality to the people who are lost in this materialistic world of "I". But he is also the guruvan guru, meaning the guru of all gurus. He will grant and fulfill all our desires at the initial stage, so as to attract us towards him.
At the initial stages, we out of our ignorance ask swamy for various materialistic desires. Presently, so many people are going to sabarimala by taking ayyappa swamy deeksha, because swamy is the authority for purnatwam(completeness) and pushkalatwam(abundance).