Nadi Praveshika (A Handbook for Teachers & Students) [ICAS]

Nadi Praveshika

Nadi Jyotisha is one of the oldest methods of predictions prevalent in India. While one approach is based on the ancient palm leaf manuscripts claimed to have been written by the great maharshis, the other approach is based on the techniques written by ancient scholars. In Indian Council of Astrological Sciences (ICAS), the emphasis has been primarily to discover those techniques from the available literature and manuscripts.

Nadi Jyotisha is not only caught in a web of secrecy but unfortunately of deception too which has resulted in bringing a bad name to this ancient shastra. Nadi Jyotisha’s lustre and brightness have been masked under its so-called esoteric and arcane nature. ICAS, in the true spirit of Dr. B. V. Raman wishes to break this conception. Nadi Praveshika is the first step in this direction. This book throws light on how the seemingly vague laws and principles of Nadi can be understood when one takes a holistic view of Indian philosophy. As I have debated many times, Jyotisha is a Vedanga, and all these branches of Vedas have to be understood in totality. If this simple fact is forgotten, our efforts will go in vain. It is in this spirit that the fundamental ideas of Nadi have been explained by various scholars in this book.

Nadi works are scattered, and most are still in the manuscript form. Yet today we have some printed material and some knowledge that has been handed over by word of mouth in the great guru-shishya parampara. We are trying to present the same in a systematic form. This book is our first attempt towards such a goal. It offers new insights and explains the rationale behind certain concepts.