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).
To record description and events of generations in coded
language on Talapatra bundles there must be a secret key which
is known only to these traditional Naadi readers. The original
Sanskrit contents were transformed into many regional
languages like Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi.
Segregated regionally, the collection of talapatra granthas run
in to thousands which are by legacy possessed by the Naadi
readers. These Granthas include Agastya Naadi, Brighu Naadi,
Brahma Naadi, Shiva Naadi, Kaushika Naadi, Kashyapa Naadi
etc.
Unfortunately some of these great works were lost due to
destruction of the talapatra and some have been lost due to
negligence of people who did not realize the importance of these
granthas. During 10 th and 12 th century AD kings of Chola dynasty
helped to preserve these granthas duly classified and kept in
the library of Tanjore in Tamil "naadu.
The rich knowledge data base of Indian
destruction due to invasion of Mughals
ruthlessly burnt most of the materials
men transported many Naadi granthas to

heritage suffered
and British. Mughals
and nonetheless English
Britain. However they

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did not destroy it but sold most of them "to those connected
with astrology. Some community hailing from Chidambaram has
brought them. This Vallavar community settled down around
Vaitheeshwaran Koil in Tamil Naadu which is now famous for
Naadi readers- It is learnt that Lord Kartikeya is the key diety
who is changed to protect these granthas. The planet Mars is
attributed to Lord Kartikeya and this place is especially auspicious
to ward of evils of planet Mars.
The Map of Tamil Nadu is appended below marking
Chidambaram.