Within Ayyavazhi, salvation and liberation are understood as deliverance from the domination of Kali and the cycle of birth and death, culminating in union with the supreme reality. The present age is viewed as Kali Yukam, ruled by the evil force Kaliyan, whose influence manifests as ego, desire, injustice, and social oppression. Liberation, often spoken of in terms akin to moksha, is therefore not merely escape from rebirth but also freedom from this pervasive darkness. At the deepest level, this liberation is a return to oneness with Ekam, the formless, attributeless Absolute from which all beings arise and to which they ultimately return.

Central to this vision is Ayya Vaikundar, regarded as the incarnation of the supreme Godhead who descends to destroy Kali and restore Dharma Yukam, the age of righteousness. Salvation is attained through faith, devotion, and surrender to Vaikundar, who acts as savior and mediator between the fallen world and the divine. Worship of Vaikundar, recitation of his names, engagement with sacred texts, and participation in communal rituals are seen as means of spiritual uplift that gradually loosen the bonds of Kali’s influence. In this way, devotion is not an isolated inner feeling but a lived relationship that shapes the entire path toward liberation.

Ethical and dharmic living forms another indispensable strand of Ayyavazhi’s understanding of liberation. Truthfulness, non‑violence, compassion, and social equality are not optional virtues but essential disciplines through which the grip of Kali is weakened. Ayyavazhi places particular emphasis on breaking caste barriers and recognizing the divine presence in all, so that social liberation and spiritual liberation become two sides of the same coin. To live as a child of Vaikundar is to see every other being in that same light, and this transformed vision of society is itself a foretaste of the liberated state.

Finally, salvation in Ayyavazhi is not conceived solely as an individual attainment but as a collective and cosmic renewal. With the destruction of Kaliyan and the establishment of Dharma Yukam by Vaikundar, the entire created order is envisioned as being restored to harmony. Those who have aligned themselves with Vaikundar through devotion and dharma participate in this renewed era, free from suffering, evil, and the compulsion of rebirth. Thus liberation is both personal—freedom from karma and samsāra through union with Ekam—and communal, realized fully in the righteous world order where God and creation stand in unbroken concord.