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| Nadi Astrology: Scanning Palm Leaf Manuscripts and Predictions |
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| Individual's Thumb Impression is used to match with the Palm leaf manuscript bearing your Nadi Astrological Data |
Do you believe that Nadi Astrologers are able to predict your past,
present and future by using your thumb impression? Yes! It is very hard
to believe. There are people to believe that Nadi astrology is able to
predict their past and there are few to disagree with this form of
astrology.
Nadi Astrology, being claimed as an ancient form of Tamil Hindu
Astrology, is able to detail the predictions foreseen by the great
saints and sages of Tamil Nadu to all people. It is said that the sages
were able to use their yogic spiritual power and foreseen the past,
present and future of all individuals who already lived in this world or
living at present or going to take birth and to live.
History
The origin of Nadi Astrology manuscripts are claimed to be over 2000
years. It is believed that the manuscripts use Tamil Grantham letters
(Vattezhuttu) to record the texts in age old poetic format. The Nadi
Astrologers claim that there are about eighteen types of ancient palm
leaf manuscripts written in ancient Sanskrit language and they are
normally identified with the seven Sages and Saints (Siddhars) i e,
Agasthya, Bohar, Brigu, Kausika, Valmiki, Vasistha, and Vyasa.
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The Nadi
systems were named after the Sage or Saint i e., Agasthya Nadi,
Angirasa Nadi, Atrish Nadi, Baradwaj Nadi, Bohar Nadi, Brahma Nadi,
Brigu Nadi, Gautama Nadi, Jamadagni Nadi, Kagapujandar Nadi, Kausika
Nadi (also known as Vishwamitra Nadi), Krauta Nadi, Pulahtiya Nadi,
Shiva Nadi, Suka Nadi, Valmiki Nadi, Vashist Nadi, Vyasa Nadi etc. Most
of these Nadis are not available in full form and some part might have
got destroyed or taken away by British Rulers or researchers.
Collection and Organisation
The Nadi Astrology manuscripts lie scattered across the country and a
portion of the leaves are believed to have been smuggled out of India.
Experts say that the manuscripts using the bold face are believed to be
the older records. The results of the radio carbon dating tests carried
on these manuscripts prove that they are just three hundred years old.
Researchers also found some of these Nadi manuscripts are also available
in few other Indian languages i e, Kannada and Telugu. The Tamil
version of Nadi Astrology manuscripts might be the translated versions
from the original Sanskrit scripts. The Rulers of Thanjavoor were
responsible for the translated version. The Maratha ruler Serfoji (or
Sarabhoji) [1777-1832] of Thanjavoor preserved the translations in his
Saraswati Mahal Library.
Hereditary Occupation of Valluvar Community
The European researchers in general and the British Rulers in
specific accessed the entire manuscript collections of the library and
found that the literature on indigenous medicine were only useful to
them. The Colonial Rulers decided to sell the manuscripts through
auction and the traditional Valluvar Community astrologers of
Vaitheeswaran Temple were successful in purchasing them. From then
onwards Nadi Astrology was being practiced by these people and now their
descendants are holding these manuscripts. Thus Nadi Astrology has
become the hereditary occupation of a particular community.
How Nadi astrology is practiced?
Thumb Impression
The Nadi Astrologers will neither demand your birth details nor your
horoscope. They only take your thumb impression. Why your thumb
impression is required? Their claim is that the loops and whirls of your
thumb impressions are unique. They could identify and fix your thumb
impression as one amongst the 1008 unique thumb impression classes or
categories. They also claim that the classification and indexing system
followed to store the bundles of palm leaf manuscripts will help them to
identify few relevant bundles. Each bundle will hold at least fifty to
one hundred palm leaves.
Nadi Astrology Reader
The process of identifying and pin pointing the specific palm leaf
pertaining to the individual is the most pain taking process and this
may test your patience. The Nadi Astrologer will not put direct question
about your birth details or your name or the names of your parents or
relatives or children, your profession or income and other information.
Instead he will read certain leaves and keep on putting indirect
questions. Some times he may direct you to pay few more visits to verify
your identity from the missing bundles.
Nadi Astrology and its Parts / Chapters (Kandams)
If they claim that the relevant index leaf bearing your data found he
will read poems comprising ancient Tamil words and phrases. The
astrologer will also interpret your birth details, names of parents,
wife and children. He will also cast your birth chart (horoscope).
According to Nadi Astrology the index leaf is called ‘General Kandam
(Part or Chapter). There are twelve parts or chapters (Kandams) and if
you want specific information about your family, brothers, sisters,
mother, children, education, properties, diseases, debts, litigation,
opponents, marriage, spouse, lifespan, longevity, wealth and comforts,
career or profession, profit and loss, they will advice to refer
specific part or chapter.’ You may have to make number of visits to find
out the relevant leaf and get informed about the answers to your
questions. Also there are parts or chapters (Kandams) for remedies
(Shanti Kandam), performance jebam (Deeksha Kandam), medicine (Oushadha
Kandam) and prosperity (Dasa Bhukthi Kandam). More you visit more money
you have to pay.
Sins (Doshams) and Remedies (Pariharams) in Nadi Astrology
According to the Saints the individuals are suffering due to the sins
they have committed during their previous births. The individual will
have realization about his or her sufferings and will approach this
specific Nadi system / Nadi Astrologer for remedies. If you also want to
know the reason for your sufferings (‘Doshams’) i e, disease, poverty,
indebtedness, lack of children, late marriage etc, they will recommend
remedies (‘Shanti Pariharams’) as told in 13th or 14th part or chapter
(Shanti Kandam / Deeksha Kandam). Usually the remedies will include
donations to Nadi Astrologer, visiting specific temples several times
and feeding the poor or disabled people or donating money or clothes.
Once you complete the remedial measures, all your sins will be erased
and you will enjoy the comforts of life and as a result there will be
peace and prosperity will flourish in your family.
Conclusion
Those
who are satisfied with the predictions in relation to their past life
could not find remedy for the sufferings in spite of their remedial
measures performed with full devotion. Therefore the future predictions
are not true and may be the guess work of the Nadi Astrologer. While few
of the customers are able to appreciate the skill of the Nadi
Astrologer in grasping the relevant information relating to your past
life through indirect questions, they are not prepared to trust the
astrologer. No one can say that the astrologer to whom you are
consulting is holding the genuine manuscript or his predictions are
accurate. However the people are being ill advised to perform remedies
with extensive homams, poojas, feeding the poor and donations to
astrologers.
YouTube Video
NADI (documentary) by Monika Merlin·
My Naadi Jothida Reading by wargecko
Naadi Astrology Vaitheeswaran Koil Nadi Jeevanaadi Jeevanadi by moorthymail3
Nadi astrology scam-How Nadi leaves are made? Part 3
Reference
1. Nadi astrology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadi_astrology
2. Did a seer from India recorded your Past, Present and Future 2000 year ago? http://WNW.nadi-astrology.org/
3. Nadi Astrology – a Primer http://ejyotish.net/wordpress/?page_id=8
Published by Muthusamy R in Religion on December 15, 2010
How Nadi Astrology Manuscripts Can Predict Your Past, Present and Future by Using Your Thumb Impression? http://relijournal.com/religion/how-nadi-astrology-manuscripts-can-predict-your-past-present-and-future-by-using-your-thumb-impression/
