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What Is Naadi
Astrology:
Nadi in Sanskrit means the pulse, the
subtle channels in the body, a division of time
(24 minutes). In Tamil, the language of Tamil
Nadu, Nadi means in search of. To be in search
of the past, the reason of existence, to search
the roots and essence of the past. In Yoga and
Ayurveda, Nadi are the subtle channels that give
message to the different parts of the body plus
the Ida, Pingala and Sushumna nadi. Grantha
is a great book of knowledge.
Nadi Granthas
or the great books of subtle knowledge, are
recordings of the Sapta Rishi. Sapta means seven
and Rishi means Sages. Brahma conceived the
Seven Great Sages out of his mind to help in his
creation of the world. They were Bhrigu, Angira,
Atri, Vishvamitra, Kashyapa, Vashishta, and
Agastya. They knew the key to creation and the
destiny of each and every individual born and
yet to be born. What is their purpose? Why they
were born? What karma they bring into their
life? These Granthas were not written as
predictions but as records of life and
information on secret knowledge. This knowledge
was not restricted to astrology alone but to
other subjects including Science, Ayurveda,
Yoga, Spirituality, Alchemy, Occult and
Jyotisha. Their thoughts and knowledge was
passed down orally from one generation to
another and then finally written down on palm
leafs. They were originally in Sanskrit but they
also got translated into Tamil, Telegu,
Malayalam and other regional languages. A
collection of palm leafs become one chapter
within a Granthas. So a complete Grantha could
be many thousands of palm leafs.
The Nadis
are equivalent to books today. The only
difference is that Nadis are only filled with
profound knowledge and the keys to existence on
all levels- practical, spiritual and subtle. The
knowledge within these Nadis is pure and
profound. The mind of the interpreter may not be
able to grasp the great information that the
Sages are trying to impart and therefore bring
the reading down to a more material level.
Some are not
complete due to the loss or destruction of the
leaves. Each of rishis has a Grantha from which
his knowledge is dispersed. These Granthas
include Agastya nadi, Brighu nadi, Brahma nadi,
Shiva nadi, Kaushika nadi ( Vishwamitra) etc.
The nadi reader traditionally follows the
writings on just one of the great rishis
The records
were kept in many libraries in ancient India.
For centuries few realized the importance of
these records and the nadi manuscripts were left
to rot. Under the patronage of the Chola Dynasty
that ruled South India from 10th to 13th Century
AD, the leafs were classified and kept in the
library of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Other kings
around India also helped in the preservation of
these Nadi granthas as well.
Many of
these leafs were destroyed by the invading
armies of the Mughals and the British. While the
Mughals asked them to be burnt, British took
numerous Nadi back to Britain but they sold most
connected to astrology. Valluvar community from
Vaitheeswaran Koil in Tamil Nadu chiefly bought
there. This is why most of the Nadis today are
connected to astrology.
Each Nadi in
Tamil Nadu is made up of ola or palm leaf,
written in Vatta ezhuthu, a Tamil script, with a
sharp, pen like instrument called ezhuthani.
Rubbing peacock oil on auspicious occasions
preserves the palm leaves. Peacock is also the
vehicle for Murughun (Mars). So the subtle hint
is that the great Lord Murughun helps preserve
and protect this ancient knowledge. This is why
there are so many Nadi readers outside one of
Mars’s main places of power in Vaitheeswaran
Koil.
There are other
centre of Nadis. In Hoshiarpur, Punjab, a family
og Bhrigu nadi readers are found.
Vaitheeswaran Koil, the Primary Centre
for Nadi
There are many
centres of Nadi in India. The main one remains
in Vaitheeswaran Koil in Tamil Nadu. Due to the
patronage of the Chola kings, Nadi Granthas were
translated and kept in the library at Thanjavur,
which is near Vaitheeswaran Koil. When the
British sold them, most of these came to be in
Vaitheeswaran Koil, where the Pullirukkuvelur
Temple is dedicated to the healing powers of
Shiva. Unlike most other temples that are known
by the presiding deity, Lord Murughan is a
celebrated deity in Vaitheeswaran Koil. Murughan
is the son of Shiva, therefore comes from the
same lineage.
The Nadi
Jyotisha flourishes under the protection of
Shiva and Murughan. They ply their traditional
trade interpreting the knowledge of the Nadis
and also telling of the upayes or remedies for
the past karma. One should go for a Nadi reading
with devotion. If you are skeptical about them,
it is likely to bring you face to face with the
wrong interpreter.
The Granthas of Nadi Jyotisha
There are many
texts of Nadi Jyotisha. Some give obscure and
often secret techniques of Vedic Astrology. They
give the key to precise interpretation. Among
them include Bhrighu Nandi nadi, Bhrighu nadi,
Chandra Kala Nadi, Sapta Rishi Nadi etc.
The Nadi
readers are not astrologers but decoders of
ancient scriptures. All they are doing is
deciphering the data. His skills are limited to
reading what is written. If the nadi leafs are
incomplete or he has not found the right nadi or
the time is not correct for you, then this
information cannot be right. In fact the time
has to be right for the individual to get the
right nadi. This information is very precious
and not everyone is ready to receive it. This is
the reason so many get the wrong or incomplete
information. The Rishis had only wanted those
who were ready to receive information, to get
it. In essence it is not the fault of the Nadi
or the reader if you do not get the right
information that chronicles the past, present
and future.
Nadi reader
tries to find the right Nadi by taking the thumb
impression. According to the Nadi Granthas there
are 1008 types of thumb impressions and these
will narrow down the batch of Nadis where the
story of your life is told. The impression of
the right thumb for men and the left one for
women is taken. The thumbprint has to match the
particular batch of palm leafs for the reading
to take place. Despite the claims of the nadi
readers, it is impossible to find the right nadi
for everyone.
The Kandams
These Jyotish
Nadis Granthas divide the information on each
individual life into sixteen chapters or
kandams. Each chapter shows various aspects of
life similar to the horoscope and its twelve
houses. But there are added kandams, which are
the real key of the Nadi reading.
The details
covered in each Kandam generally are as
follows:-
Kandam 1-
similar to the first house or ascendant. This
will contain names
parents and wife/husband's, brothers, sisters,
maternal uncles, children,
profession and general list of future
predictions for all the 12 houses.
Kandam 2
– similar to second house. Money ,family speech,
eyes, education, vision
Kandam 3
- similar to third house. Brothers and Sisters
Kandam 4
- similar to fourth house. Mother ,House, Lands,
Vehicles, Happiness
Kandam 5
- similar to fifth house. Children, birth of
children, reasons for not having children,
creativity
Kandam 6
- similar to sixth house. Enemies, Diseases,
Debts, cases in court.
Kandam 7
- similar to seventh house. Marriage, Married
life, problems nad blessing from marriage.
Kandam 8
- similar to eighth house. Danger to life,
longevity, period of death.
Kandam 9
- similar to ninth house. Father, Wealth, luck,
Temple, spirituality, devotion to God and Guru
Kandam
10 - similar to tenth house. Business, Job,
Profession, success
Kandam
11 - similar to eleventh house. Profit,
money, gain, second Marriage.
Kandam
12 - similar to Twelfth house. Expenditure,
loss, Foreign travel, moksha, self realisation,
next birth.
After the
twelve kandams that relate to the twelve
astrology houses, there come special chapters
that deal with additional aspects of life.
Kandam
13 - Shanti Kandam – Shanti means peace.
This chapters deals with pacifying the past life
issues, past karma and last birth. The remedial
measures that need to be done in order to calm
the negative karma. This is the most
important Kandam. By rectifying the past life
allows us to live in the present with happiness
and peace. But this is also the Kandam people
have the greatest problem with, as it is open to
abuse by the unscrupulous Nadi practitioners. Do
remember that not all Nadi Readers are corrupt
and unscrupulous. They usually are very dharmic
following their family tradition faithfully. As
rectifying the past life is essential to move
forward, it does not have to be done through
expensive pujas and rituals if the individual
cannot afford them. TheRishis could not have
thought that only the wealthy who can afford
these rituals, would the only ones who are
relieved of their past karmas. This cannot be
right. But the onus falls on the individual to
make effort to clear his wrong karma once they
gets aware of the issues they have collected in
the past. It is important to appeasement the
deities and work with the remedies. Without
working with this essential aspect of the Nadi
reading, there is unlikely to bring any lasting
benefit. While the other kandams give knowledge
of past life and what is going to happen now. We
are not able to enjoy the future properly
without sorting out the baggage of past karma.
Kandam
14 – Diksha Kandam- Diksha means
initiation. Here it refers to initiation into
secret knowledge that allows the deeper world to
develop through the use of the right mantras and
the right protection. To get the right diksha,
the individual has to be willing to clear the
past karma revealed in the shanti kandam.
Kandam
15 – Aushadha kandam. Aushadha means herbs,
in this case medicine. This kandam deals with
health and healing.
Kandam
16 - Dasa Bhukti kandam. This Kandam 16-
Dasa Bhukti kandam. This is Nadi version of the
dasa and bhuktis for life.
In addition
to these, there is also a special chapter for
Prasna. The reader answers the questions from
what is written by the Rishis. The nadi reader
does not give these answers through traditional
prashna astrology.
What one
must understand it that Nadi is a very ancient
science. And it should not be misused. Only
those with a great desire to know their past and
future should go, with the right attitude and
devotion. Otherwise it is not possible for them
to receive the good results. Also if you do go
to the home of Nadi in Vaitheshwaran or to a
good Nadi reader elsewhere and do not receive
the right reading, then it is also part of your
karma too. Don’t blame the reader. The time may
not have been right for you as yet. You may have
to try again at a later date.
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