The very word "Naadi" in Tamil means - "destined". Hence destiny has leaves for those who wished to have their readings. "Naadi is a collective name given to palm-leaf manuscripts dictated by ancient sages predicting the characteristics, family history, as well as the careers of innumerable individuals destined to refer them.

The Maharshis (great sages) as they are called in Indian scriptures, who dictated those Naadis, were gifted with such a remarkable foresight - that they accurately foretold the entire future of mankind. Many scholars different parts of India have in their safe keepings several Granths (Volumes) of those ancient palm-leaf manuscripts dictated by great visualizing souls, alias sages such as Agasthya, Bhrugu, Vasistha, Shukra, Kak-Bhujander and many other venerable saints.)"

Many of those who are not destined may not even know such a type of unbelievable astrology exists. But for those who are lucky, the very age when the native is destined to get to them is marked on the leaves.

Therefore, when, where, and for whom one gets the prediction is all predetermined by the nature of selection. It is also stated that certain percentage of the population of the world only are likely to get these results as available. The age of those palm leaves were carbon dated to 350 to 400 years old. (For more details read Carbon 14 dating Test results - in Chapter 25. Page No.156 of Book - Naadi Predictions - A Mind Boggling Miracle' by Wing Commander Shashikant Oak) have been serving the mankind in spite of political and natural upheavals in the course of time due to wars and natural calamities.

Study indicates that Naadi Astrology has been in use for at least for 4000 years. The treatises were probably first written on palm leaf scrolls in Sanskrit, the predominant language of ancient India and later on translated in Tamil and other South Indian languages. The treatises are believed to have been originally composed long ago by the Sapta Rishis or the seven great sages.

What is the wonder of Naadi Predictions?

If merely from impression of hand thumb someone accurately tells you, your name, the names of your father, mother and spouse, your birth date, month, age etc what you would you call such predictions? Would you regard it as magical wonder or as an amazing divination? Answer will be "certainly a wonderful deception or simply a case of black Magic!" No it is neither black magic nor a hand trick. Such prediction that defies all logic and boggles one's mind forms the subject matter of Agasthya Naadi.

Various ancient Sages visualized those predictions at different places. With divine insight and factually noted by their chosen disciples, thousands years ago, to be handed down from generation to generation. This great work makes us realize the limitations of human beings to generation. That great compilation predicting the future of all human beings born or yet to be born, eclipses the achievements of all other sciences put together!

Why the Need for Naadi Astrology ?

The words like Naadi Predictions /Astrology or in Indian context, "Nadi Bhavishya or Naadi Jyotishya" have the same meaning.

There are many who may ask, "Why there is a need for these leaves and Naadi Predictions system is the first place?" Well, the Sages themselves had stated in their scriptures that by the time man evolved himself to these modern times, his mind would have become so clouded by the things of this world that he would have forgotten his true spiritual nature.

Consequently, this astrological system was created to bring people to a memory and realization of their true, divine nature. The Sages also said, "that from the chaos of the modern times a yearning would rise within the heart of man to seek beyond the supposed limitations of this world." Thus this system of truth was written by Sages for each individual soul and shows the entire role of the soul from the beginning of time. In present times, records of Agasthya Maharshi who is the founder of Tamil language and grammar are available in almost all Naadi centres.

Thus, whoever is destined to look into the leaves will find their way to a Naadi reader of their own accord. The very word "Naadi" in Tamil means, "destined to come on own accord."