--- 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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