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Pasuram:

Edu nilaththil iduvadhan munnam vandhu engkal kuzhAm pugundhu
kUdu manam udaiyIrgaL varambozhi vandhollaik kUduminO
nAdu nagaramum nangaRiya namO nAryAnAya enRu
pAdu manamudaip paththar uLLIr! vandhu pallANdu kURuminE

Meaning:

kUdum manam udaiyIrgaL 		- Those who have the mind to join
engkaL kuzhAm 			- our group,
iduvadhan munnam 		- before you are placed
Edu nilaththil 			- in the cremation ground,
vandhu 				- come (from your group)
pugundhu 			- and enter ours.
varambu ozhi vandhu 		- Leaving the limit (of experiencing the soul alone)
ollai 				- quickly
kUduminO 			- join us.
paththar uLLIr 			- Those having the bhakti
namO nArAyaNAya enRu 		- of reciting the Thirumanthra such that 
nAdum 				- the regular people
nagaramum 			- and the intellectuals
nangu aRiya 			- well understand,
manam udai 			- and having the thought
pAdum 				- to sing,
vandhu pallANdu kURuminE 	- come and sing Thiruppallandu.

Vyakhyana Saram:
In the previous pasuram, Azhvar called those who have no other purpose other than Him, for doing mangalashasanam. This is because they are closest to the thought of doing mangalashasanam and therefore to join them with Azhvar is like mixing water with water.

However, Azhvar does not feel completeness even with that and considering only the fact that they are looking to the Lord for what they seek, he invites those who seek to experience their soul (kaivalya) and those seek wealth, to join him. In that, he calls those who seek kaivalya first. He is not doing this because he thinks that seeking to experience the soul is superior to seeking wealth. In fact, Azhvar considers kaivalya as worthless. Then, why is he calling them first? If a soul gets into the kaivalya moksha then it cannot come back. Secondly, someone who seeks wealth could eventually gain the suitability to get bhagavad sambandham. A soul in kaivalya moksha will lose that as well. Seeing these, Azhvar calls them first.

Will those seeking things other than Him will come when invited to do mangalashasanam to Him? Azhvar is calling those, when told the greatness of attaining Him and the lowliness of kaivalya, who will give that up and seek Him.

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