The Magical World of Nagas P4 - Mannarasala Temple, how it came into being & why devotees throng

[@kesunarayanan2174]

My home is about 15KMs south from this temple. Every time we visit parents we make sure we pay visit to this temple. Also we do have kaavu at our home where we worship Nagaraja and Nagayakshi. There is a Murugan Temple just 2 KMs from this temple which is another beautiful temple. In addition There is a palace in Krishnapuram which houses the biggest wall painting of Gajendramoksham - a must visit place.

[@KMRamanandan]

I am one of those lucky persons who had the opportunity to work as District Collector of Alappuzha (2002 - 2004) and I visited the temple on many occasions. It is a great place to visit and offer prayers. Thanks Sree Iyer for this valuable video.

[@vijayapant1644]

Beautiful description of Mannarasaala Mandiram! Mikka Nandri Shri Iyer Ji🙏🕉🪷

[@Radmax15]

It is not just a temple. It is a Nagaloka. I was so fortunate to meet the main veliyamma who unfortunately or fortunately for her is no more in this materialistic world. I literally talked to her and it was breathtaking. It was an experience that I can never forget. I have gone there multiple times after that too. ❤️🚩

[@Lasha901]

Namaskaram 🙏 thank you for sharing your experience. Can you let us know somethings that veliyamma shared with you? (If it would be permissible)

[@Beau007us]

# SI Ji! being born in India as a Catholic I was always mesmerized by the Ramayana n Mahabharata! I have a statue of Ganesha and Hanuman that we take our courage from!

[@grsumathi]

👍👍🙌

[@vijayapant1644]

Having been born in the Punyabhoomi of Bharatavarsham, you just need to re-enter the Hindu fold!🙏🚩🇮🇳

[@sgudi]

Most of the Indians are belong to Sanathana dharma, no one is descended from Middle East or Europe that is what I believe

[@krishsoma]

Thank you for sharing the information on Mannarashala. I feel fortunate that I could visit the Nagaraja shrine two or three years while on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala in a group and on these occasions meet the Valia Amma and give our respects.The entire place exudes an aura of divinity.

[@Reach07-r1p]

@Sri Sir - I was fortunate to visit this temple once. Locals mentioned to me that if I a fortunate person would see a tiny golden colored serpant of the size of less than an inch, and this then leads to riches, and thereby to Kailvalyam. Brilliant place indeed. Fortunate was I. Thank you for the video.

[@srilata06]

I have visited the temple a few times and was fortunate to have the darshan of the Valliamma. Thank you, Shri Iyer, for highlighting the importance of the Mannarshala temple. My sasural is a couple of miles from this beautiful temple, which has an uniquely sublime and mystic energy vibrating there. Now leaving outside Kerala I miss my visits there.

[@gopalannagarajan2772]

If the second version of Parasurama history is true and authentic, alas we Brahmins are still suffering in the modern day Asura regimes, not knowing where to go or whom to seek for protection. In spite of several Avatars of Lords as Vaamana, Parasurama, Ayyappa, Aadi Sankara we are still waiting for Kalki to come to our rescue from the evil force around us.

[@rathira4795]

Yes true . But I always believe in Karma. I’m sure this modern day Asuras sure will get it soon

[@AnirudC]

We have to become the forces of Dharma.

[@ritheshkumar247]

Small corrections- parashurama kshethra also includes coastal area of Karnataka like Dakshina kannada and udupi.

[@JayPrakash-ol6xk]

Been there many times in my childhood and lately in 2022, the closest railway station is Haripad and walking distance from Haripad KSRTC bus stand, Pulluvan patu is one of the offering to please the nagas, was lucky to meet the Amma thrice. It's really a serene atmosphere there,

[@krr3502]

I been to mannarshala it's a mystical temple which you can feel only after going there it's beautiful trees over there plants are unique .temple has it's own aura

[@kumars6870]

उत्तम विषयान् उक्तवान् 🎉

[@Life000Inf]

Thank you shri iyer...even at this age, i love to listen to stories. They seed Bakthi in children🙏 In schools, story-tellers shd be appointed to impart knowledge of our dharma n its rich tradition n culture thru the puranas. The punya bhoomi Kerala's current status???????😢😢

[@ramyasrikanth8423]

🙏learnt about a new heritage place today in Bharat.. very interesting

[@kalmat1306]

Thanks sir for educating our heritage 🙏🙏🕉🕉

[@anukadari9220]

Beautiful presentation ❤ Keep traveling Sree ji 😀

[@shridharrao]

Dear Sri Iyerji,Tulu Nadu,presently called Dakshina Kannada is known for worship of Nagas,prominent among them are Kukke Subrahmanya and Sri Ananthapadmanabhaswamy at Kudupu,10kms.from Mangaluru City which is mentioned Skanda Purana.If u r interested,I can show many more pilgrim centres dedicated to Lord Nagaraja or Subrahmanya in Dakshina Kannada n Udupi districts.

[@vijayapant1644]

That would add to our knowledge!🙏🕉🪷

[@prakashshashi]

Excellent work Sreenath ji 👌👍🌹🙏🇮🇳

[@nomularajesh1948]

These are really interesting please come back quick

[@kamalaksh.shenoy]

Excellent podcast. Please let us have more podcasts like this.

[@vedantkanthale1865]

Thank you for such a good info. I always watch this series

[@shethtejas104]

very nicely narrated. Thanks.

[@divyachengappa6650]

Beautiful episode

[@rathira4795]

Excellent work

[@rosannysuthar8480]

Thank you.

[@shailjasgh]

Threat episode. Love your program!!

[@supracnc9226]

One of my friend was from Mannarshala. But I never knew the history. Thanks for the info.

[@PGurus1]

My pleasure

[@sachinsachania]

Beautiful Narration, learnt so much about Nagas from you

[@umeshgupta7730]

Sree ji you are doing wonderful job, please continue... My request, please don't replace Pujari with priest. Call them only pujari, pandda or pandit ji only .

[@cooljazz20]

The Nainathivu (Island) in (Yarzhpaanam) Jaffna, SriLanka, where the Nagapooshani Amman temple is situated and dedicated to Goddess Parvathi where she manifests as Nagapooshani Amman, was also expanded and built by Naga kings who inhabited and ruled this island. This island is also known as manipallavam. It is also one of the 54 shakthi peedams of the world where devi sathi's ankelt fell after Lord Vishnu's chakra cut, devi sathi's body. The Nagarkovil Nagathambiran temple in Nagarkovil situated in the point pedro district of Jaffna, SriLanka, too is built by the nagas. This Nagarkovil town has connections to Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu as many nagas from Nagapattinam had settled in this town of Nagarkovil in Jaffna.

[@vijayapant1644]

Beautiful connection of Lanka with Punyabhoomi Bharatavarsham!🙏🕉🪷

[@SharpTalks]

This temple is near my home ❤ love from kollam

[@MsNitya]

Very interesting presentation. Thank you.

[@CosmicAlchemistCenter]

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya ☀️🙏🪷🕉️

[@lokeeb1486]

Sir you are doing a great job😊😊😊

[@shrutiChandak74]

Namaskar Shreeji 🙏💐

[@ProudIndian2345]

Get down at Haripad in National Highway, bus or train.

[@Baris793]

Wonderful information sir

[@Baris793]

Our ancestors travelled all around this wonderful country which means we were one. But unfortunately people's minds are being manipulated by the politicians bcoz we are not aware of our history.😢😢

[@RamaKrishnan-ml3mt]

🔥🙏..... It has a relation to Sangamagrama Madhavan, famous mathematician....( ref- madhava Gregory series).

[@pavank6]

sree ji, what about Nagercoil naga temple ?

[@ElianothHawkins]

Went there many years ago. That place is very clean and peaceful. The priests and Amma very religious 🙏

[@dr.hamsininagendra1598]

Very informative .

[@PGurus1]

Glad you think so!

[@wokenessendedintheyear2025]

Kerala looks naturally beautiful. Modern day buildings will ruin the natural beauty of that place. The illams or the palatial houses made in Kerala look beautiful. It was created with a distinct architecture. Even the Temples there look different.

[@debendrapandit281]

Sir namaskar,I really appreciate this visual, sir I want to know similar powerful nagaraja temple with its mythological and mysterious place ,which embarks prosperity to its devotees

[@krr3502]

Beautiful research work sree sir thankyou 🙏 ❤️

[@sunderkunchithapatham5248]

Sir Please write a book about nagas. Had no idea there was so much!!

[@Wire.scientist]

Iyer ji, you should visit Vetticodu Nagaraja Temple in Alappuzha, The first Naga temple in Kerala, which was done Pranaprathishta by Lord Parashurama. The Parashurama's story directly refers to this Vetticodu Nagaraja temple and not Mannarashala.

[@Nagarajan1965]

Abrupt end to a great subject. Atharvana veda talks about Somras and the side effect of any drug is there and Nagas are perhaps an outcome of that. I may be totally wrong but what else explains Parvathi as beautiful and fair whereas Kali as equally beautiful but dark in complexion. Perhaps on someother allied subject please touch upon this

[@wokenessendedintheyear2025]

Malayalam is a mix of Sanskrit and Tamil. There are enough Sanskrit words in Malayalam. Malayalam was most probably formed during Lord Parashurama’s time. The Namboothiri Brahmins of Kerala still do the Old Vedic Ritual Agnihotra inside a Fire Altar made out of Bricks. They most probably showed up with Lord Parashurama when he came to the South. Even the Zoroastrians of Persia did their own Fire Rituals known as Yasna. We call it Yajna.

[@praveenm6204]

🙏

[@sarasavanijayaram3050]

🙏🏼❤️

[@SharpTalks]

It's not flower Mannarassala means "Mann - Soil, Aara or aariyath means - Cool down after fire, Saala - Place So it means the place where hot soil cooled down place

[@cheranjeevijayam8163]

Namastas

[@sivaxsi]

mannarasalai is a murugan temple like udupi subramanya.

[@vijayalekshmit7331]

Muruga temple is at Haripad which is very near to Mannarashala you have to first cross Haripad and then reach Nagaraja Temple

[@tenshi3493]

Mannarasala is solely for Naga worship. A family is in charge of this temple.

[@thearjunauvach280]

🌸🙏🕉️

[@soumendranathjena9093]

🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉

[@dr.nandishpurli4074]

Land of Namboothiris

[@svariar]

parashurama actually reclaimed land that was submerged due to the sons of sagara digging up land in a previous yuga or kalpa..........the ocean that sagara sons created which became land again is actually the sahara region plus arabian peninsula when he threw his axe from mahendragiri for several thousand kilometres west and it landed in sur[paraka] oman............this created seven lands or sapta konkana which covered most of north africa and arabia which he gifted to the vedic clans........however at some point in history the land lost its fertility and desertified again and people from there migrated to the west coast of india and spread across india with their myths and they reestablished themselves here..........until 1000 years ago many temples were still existing in middle east with these communities having cities around them and dominating the trading routes.........even so called parsees are of vedic origin linked to parashurama

[@tomcat4321]

I am a Hindu, but the entire story is total mythology.

[@cksunil233]

Now Parashuram land is infested with modern day asuras, worst than the original ones who had some ethics though they were lined up against devas😮

[@SuryaprakasamSusarla-o8e]

Thanks and God bless U.