About The Manimantapam
Project Schedule
Maha Khumbhabhishekam for the Rajagopuram and Nandi Mantapam concluded successfully on 22nd June 2018 with periyava's grace.Read More
A Befitting Memorial
The venerable Sage of Kanchi, Sri Sri Sri ChandraSekharendra Saraswati Swamigal, "Maha Periyaval" to millions of His devotees, was the very embodiment of all that is sacred in our scriptures and a spiritual leader of universal appeal.Read More
Highlights Of The Manimantapam
How the Satabdhi Manimantapam in Orikkai, 5 to 6kms from Kanchiuram on the Uthiramerur Road, came up is a fascinating story,demonstrating once more that 'fact is stranger than fiction'! This is a divine project in honour of the Centenarian Sage of Kanchi :Read More
Selected Videos
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Anugraha Bhashanam by H H Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal for the Manimantapam Project
Maha Periyava Manimantapam at Orikkai - AV Part-II
Kanden Karunai Kadalai - Orikkai Mani Iyer(Sri N. Subramanian)
Aalayam Karunalayam - A visual Insight into the Divine Architectural Marvel
Divine Thoughts
Many acts relating to God, like building temples, digging tanks are performed. While executing them, there would be many difficulties. There would come also several kinds of dishonour. Not minding any of these, they would complete their tasks with mental one-pointedness removing impurities from their minds and letting the mind wander. By straightening their mind, they acquire mind control and at the end, they realise the Reality that is to be known. Digging tanks, building temples and such other acts are called poorttam. The performance of sacrifices, etc., is known as ishtam. Combining these two, we have the word Ishtapoortam.
In order to reach one purport, why should the Veda speak of many matters? This question may arise in our minds. It is through many matters that it is possible to understand that one purport which is Reality - yoga, meditation, austerity, sacrifice, performance of karma; when these are accomplished, what they indicate is that one Reality. It is that Reality which is the true purport of the Veda. Other things are of a changing nature. They become woven into a story and then even that story disappears.
Our Temples
Sri Acharya went to Kailasa and by the grace of Isvara obtained along with the five Lingas the Saundaryalahari consisting of a hundred verses ...Our vedas
Of the fourteen dharma-sthanas (the sources of knowledge of dharma), six are auxiliaries, four are sub-auxiliaries, and the Vedas are four, namely, Rig, Yajus, Sama and Atharvana....The State of jeevan Mukthi
Our Acharya taught Advaita in order that all beings may be redeemed. We who have come in that tradition are visiting all sorts of places. When we do so, we are reminded frequently of Him and of His Advaita teaching.Value of Bhakthi
Lord Narayana made up His mind to remain as a man when He incarnated as Rama, in order to teach the world the importance of reverence or Bhakti towards father, mother, teacher and God.The Teaching of Vedanta
In the Gita, the Lord says that He is the origin of Vedanta. Literally, Vedanta means the end or the concluding portion of the Veda.
Do not be proud of wealth, people, relations and friends, or youth. All these are snatched by time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme.Adi Shankara
The medicine of Grace to wipe out our sorrows is to develop unshakable faith in God and tolerance is the medicine of Grace to wipe out our sorrows. Bhakti alone can give us the capacity to put up with sorrows.Maha Periyava
He alone is an Acharya, who, after clearly understanding the conclusive teachings of the Sastras, makes the people of the world gain their welfare by making them stick to the path shown in the Sastras and also himself does everything according to Sastras and remains in that experience.Maha Periyava