ended the only trouble I ever noticed between my parents.
But I recall a charact
eristic discussion. "Please give me ten rupees for a hapless woman who has just arrived at the house ." Mother's smile had its own persuasion. "Why ten rupees? One is enough." Father added a justification: "When my father a nd grandparents died suddenly, I had my first taste of poverty. My only breakfas t, before walking miles to my school, was a small banana. Later, at the universi ty, I was in such need that I applied to a wealthy judge for aid of one rupee pe r month. He declined, remarking that even a rupee is important." "How bitterly you recall the denial of that rupee!" Mother's heart had an instan t logic. "Do you want this woman also to remember painfully your refusal of ten rupees which she needs urgently?" "You win!" With the immemorial gesture of vanquished husbands, he opened his wal let. "Here is a ten-rupee note. Give it to her with my good will." Father tended to first say "No" to any new proposal. His attitude toward the str ange woman who so readily enlisted Mother's sympathy was an example of his custo mary caution. Aversion to instant acceptance- typical of the French mind in the West-is really only honoring the principle of "due reflection." I always found F ather reasonable and evenly balanced in his judgments. If I could bolster up my numerous requests with one or two good arguments, he invariably put the coveted goal within my reach, whether it were a vacation trip or a new motorcycle. Father was a strict disciplinarian to his children in their early years, but his attitude toward himself was truly Spartan. He never visited the theater, for in stance, but sought his recreation in various spiritual practices and in reading the bhagavad gita. 1-7 Shunning all luxuries, he would cling to one old pair of shoes until they were useless. His sons bought automobiles after they came into popular use, but Father was always content with the trolley car for his daily ri de to the office. The accumulation of money for the sake of power was alien to h is nature. Once, after organizing the Calcutta Urban Bank, he refused to benefit himself by holding any of its shares. He had simply wished to perform a civic d uty in his spare time. Several years after Father had retired on a pension, an English accountant arriv ed to examine the books of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway Company. The amazed investi gator discovered that Father had never applied for overdue bonuses. "He did the work of three men!" the accountant told the company. "He has rupees 125,000 (about $41,250.) owing to him as back compensation." The officials prese nted Father with a check for this amount. He thought so little about it that he overlooked any mention to the family. Much later he was questioned by my younges t brother Bishnu, who noticed the large deposit on a bank statement. "Why be elated by material profit?" Father replied. "The one who pursu Prologue
Informative articles on Naadi have flooded the internet and
many authors have come up with Naadi books with different titles which contain either the material from Bhrighu Nandi Naadi or some stellar based system. My books on Naadi Astrology like Revelation from Naadi jyotisha, Orbital Providence, Celestial Matrix, and Prashna Hora are research based works on Bhrighu Nandi Naadi and Kasyapa Hora. There are other good works under Naadi system. In order to organize these works with workable principles which will be helpful for those who wants to do further research in application of these Naadi principles, I have ventured into bringing out all of them in one volume.
Satyacharya's Dhruva Naadi, Stellar Based astrological works
by scholars like Late Sri. H.S. Seshadri Iyer, Sri. R.Gopalakrishna Row, Sri N V Raghava Charry, Late professor K S Krishnamurti's stellar astrology and of-course the Bhrighu Nandi Naadi principles are included in this work. Utmost importance is given to explain workable principles of different Naadi systems and their method of application. Therefore, this volume does not repeat the fundamentals explained. I am thankful to Sagar publications for being instrumental in bringing this work. We as a team dedicate this work to Late Sri R G Rao the legend living in the hearts of Naadi Astrological fraternity SATYANARAYANA NAIK
Roots of Naadi Astrology
Introduction
There are various types of Naadi granthas. Chandra Kala
Naadi, Dhruva Naadi, Bhrigu Naadi, Nandi Naadi, Saptarishi Naadi, Vidyamadhaveeyam, Kakabhujandar Naadi, Guru Naadi, Buddha Naadi, Surya Naadi, Kapila Naadi, Vashistha Naadi, Shukra Naadi, Saptarishi Naadi and Pushya Naadi. Some of them are in different libraries or with traditional families in south India and North India. These Naadi systems have five different methods of giving readings. One set of granthas relates reading based on horoscopes with divisional reference points as with Dhruva Naadi, Chandra kala Naadi. Another set of Naadi goes with the stellar division which has some basis in Vidya Madhavaveeyam. Yet another set of reading is based on signification of planets with or without relating to Dasha bhukti like Nandi Naadi and Bhrigu Naadi. One more set is called Mantra Naadi which has some occult interference in reading through the palm leaves. Very rarely I have come across a Naadi reader having this mantra Naadi. However, some Naadi palm leaves and old scripts are available in the south Indian and North Indian libraries. Most of them are in Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages. The 5 th one is Naadi reading based on thumb impression index and identifying the palm leaf having the whole life reading including the names of relatives. This has become famous across the world over two decades. Originally this was restricted in and around Chidambaram and some places in Tamil Naadu. Now we can find branched out readers across the word and in every city there are number of such Naadi centers.
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There are number of articles on this type of Naadi, many
giving their experiences hosted on the internet. There are arguments for and against the thumb impression Naadi system. Foreigners who visited Chidambaram have recorded their experiences and opinions. Many Indian scholars like Dr. B.V. Raman, Sri C.G. Rajan Sri. Santanam, Sri. C.S.Patel and some scholars from Andhra and Karnataka have also experimented with this system and have documented their experiences. There are recorded instances about the experience of the legend Dr. B. V. Raman who encountered certain Mantra Naadi exponent having the Guru Naadi palm leaves. He exhibited an empty palm leaf witnessed by Dr. Raman. With closed eyes certain mantras were recited and when eyes were opened the empty leaf had written messages in Kannada, a south Indian language. Again mantras were recited with closed eyes and they turned into another south Indian language Tamil. It is learnt that this Naadi reader explained niceties of this system of Naadi. Dr. Raman had also experience of another Naadi called Agastyar Naadi by which the exponent used the thumb impression of Dr. Raman and predicted certain events which came true. It is learnt Dr. Raman's group has a copy of Dhruva Naadi. Naadi in Sanskrit means, any tube or pipe, son of nada, vein, any tubular organ of the body, Nerve, pulse, box of a wheel, tubular stalk or any plant or any tubular organ, artery, deception, sort of bent grass, any hole or crevice, flute, strap of leather, any pipe or tube, juggling trick, thong, Naadika means osmium sanctum, any tubular organ, hollow stalk, and another pot-herb, windpipe or throat, trachea. In Muhurtha, Naadika is half of Muhurtha that is 24 minutes. In Naadi astrology possibly the meaning of pulse, or the box of a wheel, that is out of 12 zodiac sign wheel, a sign is considered as a box, or the juggling trick, or a string, or cord ( that is thong), or 24 minutes of Muhurtha, might have been attributed to word Naadi. It also means the subtle channels in the body.
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In Tamil the word Naadi gives many expressions such as "Search"
or search of existence, search of past. Recordings of human life predictions by Rishis Bhrigu, Angirasa, Atri, Viswamitra, Kashyapa, Vashistha and Agastya are known as Naadi, How they recorded the destinies of human race including those yet to born is a million dollar question yet to be answered. The personal experience of Dr. Raman about the changing contents in a palm leaf is an astonishing phenomenon for which no answer can be found within the frame work of science which has limited resources. Writings of rishis are not only confined to Astrology, but also include medical science, Yoga, Metaphysical life, and Occult science. Whether these subjects also have sirtiilar magical powers to situational
changes with regard to content and languages? I have no
evidential research findings on this aspect. Contents of Palm leaf if written by Rishis in Sanskrit, which is evident from the libraries having some of the original works on Naadi, then the Naadi which books are in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada or Hindi must have been translated at a later date. Even these translated versions are also in palm leaf that means they date back to an era when paper was not in use for writing. In 2 nd century BC China has the archeological record of fragments of paper making. That means these translations should have taken place before 2 nd century BC. The earliest epigraphic records found on rock edicts and hero stones date from around the 3rd century BCE. The Sangam literature dates back from the 300 BCE. Tamil language history has been classified into three categories attested by scholarly research. Old Tamil dates back between 300 BCE - 700 CE, Middle Tamil dates back between 700-1600 and Modern Tamil dates between 1600-to date. Since the language of Tamil used is very old it can be traced between 300 BCE - 700 CE and therefore these palm leaves must belong to this period when paper was not in use.
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Prior use of written language, the subject Naadi was taught orally to the disciples. Later on some of them have been transcribed .in to vernacular on palm leaves. That's how the "taala-patra granthas"came into existence. The wonder incident that Dr. Raman experienced where the blank palm leaf converted into contents and then changing in the choosen language languages endorses the miraculous powers of transcribers. Such occult powers which are flowing through the palm leaves till recent centuries cannot be ruled out based on our limited perception levels framed in modern scientific outlook. There are others who had wonderful experiences with regard to Naadi reading. One of the famous Astrologer and an advocate by profession vouchsafed similar experience with little variations. He was dumbstruck when the Naadi reader said in Tamil "Kumbha lagnathil kelvikaaran..."(The person born in Kumbha Lagna is waiting for reading). Brahma Naadi, Shiva Naadi, Kaushika Naadi, Kashyapa Naadi etc.