The Matrimandir in Auroville, India is intended to be the soul of the community and a symbol of humanity's union with the divine. It will manifest the divine's answer to the human aspiration for perfection. According to two quotes, Mirra Alfassa and The Mother emphasized that the Matrimandir should be constructed as soon as possible to benefit the Aurovillians and represent the goal of progressive human unity.

1. Matrimandir Jana Felcarkova & Kurt Wolfram PowerPoint 2007 Auroville Indien 1977 - 2007

2. "The Matrimandir will be the soul of Auroville, and the sooner it is there, the better it will be for everyone, especially for the Aurovillians." Mira Alfassa

3. "The Matrimandir wants to be the symbol of the Divine™s answer to man™s aspiration for perfection. Union with the Divine manifesting in a progressive human unity.“ The Mother