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Dear BhakthAs :

Today we will study the Fourth Pasuram of ThiruppallANDu :

yEdu nilatthil iduvathan munnam vanthu
   yengaL kuzhAm puhunthu
koodu manamudayeerkaL varam pozhi
   vanthollaik-kooduminO
Naadu Naharamum nankaRiya NamO
   NaarAyaNAya yenRu
paadu-manamudaip-pattharuLLeer vanthu
   PallANDu kooRuminE

(Meaning according to Dr.V.K.S.N . Raghavan ) : Oh ye Men desirous of
joining our fold ! Please come and mingle with us soon .You should
come before your gross body ( sToola sarIram) merges with moola prakruthi ;
come  and join us, the EkAntins (aspiring for Bahgavath PrApthi alone).
Please come quickly ( in this birth itself) so that your (current)
limiations are
annuled (i-e., Kaivalya Kaamathvam ceases and Mumukshuthvam emerges) .
Please come to us and become one amongst us , the devotees singing in
chorus , " NamO NaarAyaNAya " ( I do not want anything for me save service
to the Lord) so that all the villagers and the citizens to know of this
manthra clearly , and also singing in praise of Him , " May You live long
for many years ".

Notes : " Just as Tatthva is three fold , Viz., Prakruthi , Jeevan and
Iswara , even so PurushArtha is threefold , viz., Aisvarya ( material
prosperity ) , Kaivalya (enjoying Aathmaanubhava as the ultimate
end ) and Moksha , the summum bonum of doing uninterrupted
Bhagavath kaimkaryam in Parama Padham (Sri Vaikuntam )  .
It is to be noted that  in the previous paasuram , the aspirants of
Moksham only were called to join his (AzhwAr's ) ghOshti  by our
AzhwAr .In this paasuram , PeriyAzhwAr calls the aspirants of
Kaivalyam also to join his group and become MokshArTis. In the next
Paasuram , PeriyAzhwAr invites even Aisvarya Kaamees (those who aspire
for material prosperity ) to come and join his ghOshti  , so that they will
also
attain the eligibility to become Mumukshus ( those who desire Moksham)" .

Commentaries of Four AchAryAs
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1. Upanishad BhAshyakArar's VyAkhyAnam
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
" aTa KaivalyArTitha: aahvayathi " ( Now AzhwAr invites
those who desire Kaivalyam as their ultimate PurushArTam .
Kaivalyam is the sukham of visualization through meditation
of the Jeevan inside the heart cavity than the ParamAthmA
dwelling inside that Jeevan  ) .

First Line: " yEdu nilatthil iduvathan munnam vanthengaL kuzhAm puhunthu"
*******************************************************************************
" sTUla sareerasya bhUpAthanAth poorvam , saadharam aagathya
asmadheeya samaajE antha: pravisya "

Oh dear KaivalyArtthees ! Before Your physical body falls down on
this earth and becomes part of Moola Prakruthi , hurry here and join
our group for your ujjevanam .

yEdu nilam means inauspicious land (pollA nilam ) , the land where one
arrives , when one is dead (smasAnam). It is where the dEham is burnt
into ashes and returned to Pancha bhUthams. Oh Kaivalyam seekers !
Please come before your body is placed in the pollA nilam .It will be
too late then . Join us when you are still alive to gain the Supreme
goal of life ( Moksha siddhi).

Second Line: Koodum manamudayeerhaL varam pozhi-vanthollai kooduminO
*********************************************************************************
" asmAbhi: sahathulyA: bhavithum abhiprayanthO yooyam paryAptha-
prayOjana- -parathAm vihAya parama purushArTa preethyA aagathya
thvarayA sangacchatha "

Oh People focusing on the incomplete Kaivalya PurushArTam !
If you wish to become like us focused on the Parama PurushArTam of
Moksham , please come and join us speedily .

Third Line: Naadu naharamum nankaRiya NamO NaarAyaNA yenRu
*********************************************************************
avisEshaj~nA: visEshaj~nAsccha maTAsamyagg-jAnanathi taTA
tandhikAraanuroopamaa praNAlikayA ashtAksharam .

The sophisticated ones  (naharam/visEshaj~nar/Brahmavith ) and the country
bumpkins ( Naadu/avisEshaj~nar/abrahmavith ) should both be inspired to sing
and meditate on the profound meanings of AshtAksharam through
our joint singing .

Fourth Line: Paadu(m) manamudaip-pattharuLLeer vanthu PallANDu kooruminE
**********************************************************************************
Oh KaivalyArTees ! You should abandon the limited goals that you have set
for Yourselves and hurry up and join our ghOshti . You must have two
requirements filled before you join our group : (1) SvAthma RakshA bhara
SamarpaNam ( Performance of SaraNAgathy and leaving the burden of
your protection to the Lord ) and (2) a mind set to hail PallANDu to the
Lord.
Through meditation on the AshtAksharam and its many esoteric meanings   ,
You would become conversant with the Tathva Thrayam and would be
propelled to perform SaraNAgathy at the sacred feet of the Lord . This
would set an example to the sophisticated (naharatthAr ) and
the unsophisticated (naattAr) to emulate you to become paramaikAnthis.
You will be filled with prEmai to sing PallANDu to Him and will attain
Satthu . Please come and join us and sing PallANDu to the Lord .
perform SaraNAgathy .

Periya ParakAla Muni's commentaries have been blended
with that of Upanishad BhAshyakArar in the above passages .

2. Excerpts from Thirukkudanthai Desikar's commentary
************************************************************
In the 3rd Paasuram , AzhwAr invited ananya prayOjanars
( ParamaikAnthis) to his ghOshti. Not being content with
the invitation to that group alone , AzhwAr turns his attention to
the adhikAris , who have performed Bhagavath SamAsrayaNam
but got stuck with the enjoyment of the limited purushArtham of
Kaivalyam (meidtation on the Jeeva svaroopam instead of
ParamAthma Svaroopam ).These KaivalyArthees are better than
the IsvaryArthees . Hence , AzhwAr addresses the KaivalyArthees
next and invites them to join his ghOshti. He reminds them however
that they would have to fulfill two conditions prior to joininng :
(1) adopt SaraNAgatha Vrutthi and (2) desire to sing the PallANDu
for the Lord gain SaraNAgatha Vrutthi visEsham .

3. Thirukkudanthai RanganAtha Swamy's commentary
*********************************************************
In the previous Paasuram (VaazhALppattu- - -) , AzhwAr invited
ananya PrayOjanar to join his group to sing PallANDu . Recognizing
that there are two other categories of people , who are left out
pursuing inappropriate PurushArTams , AzhwAr focuses on them
to redeem them from their wasteful pursuits. One is the KaivalyArtthi ,
who abandons Lord and chooses aathma PrApthi . The other is
the Isvarya Kaamis , who chase perishable wealth instead of
the Lord , who is the imperishable wealth.

AzhwAr points out that the KaivalyArtthees should beat the door
to join the GhOshti of ParamaikAnthis as a result of recognizing
the inadequacies of Kaivalyam as a goal to seek .They should be
fully aware of the VailakshaNyam ( greatness) of Moksha siddhi
( Bhagavath PrApthi and nithya Kaimkaryam at SrI Vaikuntam ).
AzhwAr suggests that they should join his ghOshti after gaining
knowledge about their true Svaroopam (Svaroopa Jn~Anam )
and svaroopAnuroopa siddhi of Kaimkaryam as a VaishNavan ;
further , AzhwAr asks them to come and join to sing PallANDu
to the Lord with a heart filled with PrEmai and Vaathsalyam for Him .

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
ThUppul KulatthadiyArkaL adiyAr poRRp-padham pORRi
Daasan ,  Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:




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