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On 30th March, 2008 (I don’t remember this date but it was recorded in a tape!) my brother came to my house as it was a Sunday and had lunch. At 5 PM he requested me to drop him at Ramanthapur, Hyderabad where he had an appointment with a Nadi Astrologer at 6 PM. And my brother-in-law and his daughter (my niece) also took an appointment at the same time and they were coming from Ameerpet.
As I was absolutely free, I agreed and went all the way
to Ramanthapur to the Nadi Astrologer where we were joined by BIL and niece.
The Nadi Astrologer took thumb impression of my brother
and niece as they had appointments.
Then I asked him to check mine too and he said he won’t
as I didn’t take an appointment. Told him that if he checks up my impression
also he would get extra money as I had come all the way to his place and as it
was already 6 PM there were no more appointments for that day!
A bit reluctantly he agreed and took my thumb print.
After about half an hour he came out carrying few bundles
of palm leaf manuscripts and took my niece inside a room.
After few more minutes another guy came and took my
brother inside another room. So they found the palm leaves of both of them! How
lucky! And I was hopeful that mine would also be found.
And finally, he came out and took me too inside a
darkroom which has at least 25 photo frames/ small idols of various Gods/
Goddesses on a big low table. There was a small lamp (may be for cinematic
effect!) and he made me sit in a chair and he sat in front me in another chair
and asked me which language I want to listen. I told him Telugu.
He inserted a blank audio cassette into the tape recorder
and started talking. At the end of the session, I was given the recorded
cassette as well as a note book in which he wrote whatever he told me in Tamil
script! I still have both of them!
The way the Nadi session goes is like this! He first
takes out one palm leaf and reads out the meaning in the language we have
selected (translating to the best of his ability!). There will be many statements
of facts in each leaf. And only when we say “true” to what he says then he
reads the next sentence. If we say what he said is wrong then he goes to the
next leaf in that bundle and again reads the first sentence. If we say true
then he reads the second sentence and then the third, fourth so on. Whenever we
say wrong then he stops and goes to the next leaf as that leaf obviously isn’t
ours!
This went on for some time. His very first statements
were wrong in few cases and then the 3rd or fourth. In one case
about 8/9 were true and I felt happy that finally my leaf was found but then
the next one turned out to be wrong!
But thankfully finally he could lay his hands on MY leaf!
First, he said “Sakshi vivaralu” – meaning particulars of
witness. That means whatever he is going to say is a proof to establish that
that particular leaf is mine only.
Then he described the name of the town I was born in as a
place with a temple with a kalasham on top with 2 dots and 3 lines and 2
rounds. I don’t know whether the town I was born in has a temple with this type
of kalasham!
Then he mentioned the name of the Indian month, tithi,
week day and the English date when I was born as well as the placement of all
the 9 planets in my horoscope at the time of birth! – All of this is 100%
correct!
Then he mentioned that my mother is alive but father
isn’t and the number of siblings I had and the number of them surviving as on
that date – 100% correct again.
Then he talked
about my wife’s career which was correct!
He said the
number of children I have, their gender and order which was correct.
Then he told
my name. I might have given my name at the time of giving the thumb impression.
I don’t remember whether I told them my name or not. Then he told my father’s
name as Narasimha Murthy whereas his name was Narasinga Rao. Slightly wrong!
Then he told
my mom’s complete name which has 3 words as well my wife’s name and both were 100%
correct!
Then he said
that I studied well (meaning PG!) and I worked for few years but now in the
business of recruitment. That I have an own house but not living it right
now. – All of this is 100% correct!
Then he talked
about which classes my children are studying which was correct.
He said my
son would have a change of place after getting a job which turned out to be
true
He said they
get awards in sports and arts which is also correct.
He added
that my daughter would compete her education by the time I’m 57/58 which turned
out to be correct. He also said that she will study either engineering,
management or business which also turned out to be correct.
Till now
whatever he said was in the past with few exceptions about my kids future and
all of that was 100% correct.
Then he told
me about my future as well as my children’s future till I’m 60 years old and
ALL the predictions turned out to be absolutely wrong!
He in fact
also told me when I would die! I immediately told him to STOP the audio
recording, rewind and record over that sentence when I would die as my wife is
likely to listen to that tape and if she knows when I’m going to die, she would
die much before that! Fortunately, I didn’t die as predicted and am still hale
and healthy!
Till now
whatever he told me was what he generally tells anyone for a fixed fee.
Thereafter depending on our problems, we should pay extra money for each of the
16 Kandams like family, children, siblings, maternal side, enemies, marriage,
longevity, paternal, profession, lifespan etc.,
At that
point in time, I had absolutely no problems in life so didn’t feel like paying
extra money to know about any other kandams.
There’s an
extension to this episode.
I narrated
this to my close friend after few years. And many months later his wife
requested me to take her to this Nadi Astrologer which I did and went along
with her. He recognized me and then I told him that I have some issues NOW and want
to get a reading again now!
He smiled
and said that’s not possible. I was surprised and asked him why.
He said
every month or so they go to Chennai and bring 100’s of Nadi bundles from
someone who lends them and return them after a month and get new ones! So, he
said my palm leaf is not with them anymore!
Prior to my
first visit I did visit another Nadi Astrologer who is just 300 meters from my
house. He took my thumb impression and told me to come in the evening. When I
went in the evening, he apologized saying my palm leaf isn’t with them and
hence didn’t charge any amount from me!
So, here’s
my understanding. Nadi IS a fact. And one can only believe it when one
experiences it firsthand. Secondly don’t take their predictions to heart as
majority of them will go wrong as they are doing it on commercial basis.
One has to
lead a chaste life without any bad habits or even bad thoughts to the extent
possible. Then perhaps whatever they see in the leaf will turn out to be true!
How
everyone’s life is written on palm leaves thousands of years ago is a mystery.
And how these guys fish out our particular palm leaf by just looking at our
thumb impression manually looking at it without computer and match that with
our leaf is another mystery.
I also
understand that it’s also written in the leaves when we will come for
consultation too!
For
non-believers I’ve the recorded audio cassette and the notebook with me. I
can’t for obvious reasons make them public.
I also know it’s
hard to believe about Nadi unless one has a personal experience. Till then please
don’t label it as fake!
