10th Thiruppavai - There are two addresses in the vocative case in this paasuram - nOtruc cuvarkkam pugugindra ammanAi! and arunkalamE! - both bring out the excellence of this gopi, and thereby imply the excellent characteristics of good Vaishnavas. 1. SUVARGAM here means only union with God. Sita says, while pressing Rama to take her with Him to the forest, If I am with You that is heaven for me. Separation from You means hell. The girl here has completed all her rites by surrendering to the Lord, and hence is enjoying His company. So also for a Vaishnava, there remains nothing to be done by way of Upaaya after accepting Him as the sole refuge (Sharanaagati). 2. ARUNKALAME - kalam has two meanings (a) vessel, and (b) ornament. A Vaishnava is the vessel to contain His Grace. A Vaishnava possesses superior ornaments in the form of virtues; or it can be said that he himself is the best ornament, embellishing the gatherings of other Bhagavatas. SUVARGAM can also be broken up into SU+VARGA (SU=good; VARGA=gathering). If a man possesses all good qualities he will be taken into the fold of Bhagavatas.
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