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--- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, madhurakavi dAsan 
<mkavidasan@xxxx> wrote:
> I have heard many Srivaishnava acharyas and scholars
> refer to Sri Ramanuja as Swami Ramanujar. In fact,
> I have even heard them say that the single title
> "Swami" refers only to Ramanujar, whereas for others
> we have to add their names - such as Swami Desikar
> or Swami Manavala Mamunigal and so on. This is
> similar to "Azhvar" refering to Nammazhvar only,
> "kOyil" refering to Srirangam only, and so on.
> 
> In fact, at Sriperumbudur to date everyone refers
> to Ramanujar as just "Swami".
> 
> adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan


Dear sri madhura kavi dasan,
Thank you for this piece of information. I was really not aware of 
this before. I have always heard only the popular -- "bhagavath 
ramanuja". Sri Perumbudur being Ramanuja's birth-place might have of 
course its own local customs.

Regards,
dASan,
Sudarshan






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