Life is truly a mystery. A soul the Atma that left home to roam the worlds shaping a body and the Tatvas to seek experiences eventually returns to the ParamAtma satisfied and complete. It comes to join other souls in a household, teams up with other souls in growing up, teams up with a life partner, bringing an opportunity for other souls to arrive in this world, stays as a caretaker and guide before setting these souls free to discover life and learn from experiences too. It eventually prepares to leave and start another journey anew. It is a never-ending story until a guru steps in and helps it break the chain. The guru rids the ego and frees the soul held captive or in some, the soul regains the throne and sends the ego into exile and dictates the path henceforth. A new phase starts when the entity realizes its true self and arrives home. All the souls that made it there rejoice in having another soul join it. This is what the Siddhas are trying pretty hard, to bring us who have gone astray back home. Taking up Pranayama, one awakens and energizes the Chakras. The potent potential energy Kundalini Sakti coiled up is unleashed and turns kinetic and travels the path to sainthood knocking on the doors of the numerous deities in the Chakras and finally reaching the summit where the dance of Siva and Sakti begins, their love for each other blossoming into the 1000 petal lotus that keeps opening up its petals. We have arrived home. I can sense the happiness in Agathiyar each time he is around us. He is happy that we have arrived home. He wants us to bring others to the path from where he shall lead them. Our duty is to have them board the ship and he shall sail them to the promised land. Then we have satisfied the 5 tenets that Agathiyar drafted for mankind.
Ramalinga Adigal depicts this in his song "Aani Pon Ambalathey" beautifully. Literally, the verses describe a journey that Adigal took on the physical and mystical planes. He describes coming upon a Hill, and a Path opening up to it. "As I walked on the Path, there was a Platform. I climbed the Platform. There was a Room. As I approached the Room, there was a 7-tier Hall above it. I cannot bring myself to narrate what I saw in these 7 tiers. In one tier, the silver Pearl transformed into Blue Sapphire (Neelam), in another tier, the Blue Sapphire became Coral (Pavalam). In another tier, the Emerald (Maragatham) became Ruby (Maanikkam). Yet in another tier, it became a Pearl, and back to Coral in another tier. Then on another tier, the gems became Gold. All these gems became Spadigams in yet another tier. Above these 7 tiers, there was a staff. Climbing the staff, what can I say of that which I saw. There were thousands of Sakthis everywhere, who came to entice me but I remained undeterred and strong due to the Divine Grace. Due to His Grace, I saw the Jewel of the Crown. I saw a Peak atop the Crown, above this there were 1008 Temples. As I entered through the Arch at the Temple without hesitation, within the Entrance there stood both Sakthis and Saktas in millions. They began to question who was this trespasser, as I moved on. At another Entrance there stood Five, the others showed the Way, yet to another Doorway. As I entered, a male and a female showed me to yet another Doorway. At the Doorway my Mother the Goddess Anandha Valli stood to welcome me. I saw her, submitted to her Grace, and partook in the Divine Nectar. With her grace, I saw my father's Abode. I stepped into his Abode. Who could possibly understand the Gift I was showered by my father Lord Nadarajah."