Dear Sri Ramanujam, Of course, souls are 'anAdhi' and there is no dispute regarding that. Here, by creation it is meant that the Lord giving access to the physcial form to the souls in this world. "munnAL nE thandha Akkaiyin vazhi vuzhalvEAn" 3-2-1 of thiru-voi-mozhi; In fact, AzhwAr appreciates the fact of the Lord swallowing all the souls at one point of time and keeping them in subtle form and later on providing them with appropriate form and opportunities to think of Him amidst this world of miseries. Hence, by creation this is meant and definitely not creation of soul afresh. Hope this clarifies the position. Thank You for your letter. dAsan vanamamalai padmanabhan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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