The
origins of the Naadi Shastra (energy-channel treatises) are shrouded in the mists
of time. This marvellous system of prediction has been used to give reliable guidance
for many centuries: knowledge about ourselves (past and future), our relationships
and our destinies. Research shows that this system has been in use for at least
4000 years, since the treatises were first written (on palm leaf scrolls) in Sanscrit,
the predominant language of ancient India. The original transmission was by oral
means, before the committal of the texts to writing. The shastras are believed to
have been first composed long ago by the Sapta Rishis (seven sages) -- Agasthya,
Kausika, Vyasa, Bohar, Bhrigu, Vasishtha and Valmiki.
The
preservation of the Naadi palm leaves and the translation from Sanskrit into the
Tamil language was undertaken on a large scale during the regime of the Kings of
Tanjore (9th-13th Century AD). When the leaves started disintegrating with age,
the Tanjore rulers appointed scholars to rewrite them on fresh ola (palm leaves).
Some of the Naadi Granthas were also translated into another South Indian language,
Telugu. The Maratha king Sarabhoji and the Chola kings patronized these translations.
When
the British left India they took with them some of the ancient manuscripts and texts
delving into Alchemy, Ayurveda, and Rasayan, while those pertaining to occult sciences
were left behind and auctioned. The Valluvar community, who specialized in Astrology
at the time, bought these palm leaves and made Naadi reading their hereditary profession
and means of livelihood.
Each
Naadi is made up of a particular ola or palm leaf, written in vatta ezathu, Tamil
script, with a sharp, nail-like instrument called ezuthani. The palm leaves are
preserved by rubbing peacock oil on auspicious occasions. These palm leaves are
still preserved in the Saravasti Mahal library of Tanjore, in the South Indian state
of Tamil Nadu.
The
predictions in the Naadis are in a commentary form, though in Shiva Naadi these
predictions are presented as conversations between Lord Shiva and Mata Parvathi,
expressing concern for and blessings on their devotees.
The
Granthas are a set of highly organised manuscripts divided into sixteen chapters
or kandams. These Kandams serialize the various aspects of materialistic and spiritual
life of an individual such as family, marriage, profession, wealth , luck etc.
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