When I saw the Kaanda Nadi the very first time I too was told about performing atonement or Parikaaram. I did all that was expected of me faithfully and with full devotion. I did not question the Nadi. I took it as the word of God.
Along the way I had introduced and promoted the Nadi to many. Many came to read the Nadi seeking answers while there were those who came out of curiosity and some came to know how accurately the Nadi could reveal about a person. Most came back with positive feedback and were keen to carry out the atonement. Some questioned the Nadi reading, and were skeptical about what was related in the Nadi. Many forgot/ignored what was told to them but instead chose to investigate the authenticity of the reading and the reader. Some went off after the reading claiming that it was all an hoax.
All is well until the Karma Kaanda is read and the ugly truth of one's past birth and doings is revealed. Then when the Siddhas reveal ways to overcome these karmas by way of performing atonement all hell breaks lose. The reader becomes a victim then when the Nadi is ridiculed and the reader is called a bogus Nadi Guru.
I feel sad for them. I in fact wonder why they came for the reading in the first place, only to ridicule the reader and the Nadi for their shortfalls and bitterness.
Agathiyar has conveyed the message through Sashikant Oak's Nadi reading by Nadi Guru Ganesan of Tanjore regarding as to why whatever was mentioned in the readings of some does not materialize or appears to be false. Agathiyar says if someone was conned into loosing their money to a Nadi reader it was because Agathiyar was removing his karma. Watch this video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCENLrMcT7Q
I know of 3 devotees of Agathiyar, best friends among them, in who's heart had suddenly crept an inch of doubt about Nadi Guru Ramesh and his Nadi readings. They traveled to India to investigate Nadi Guru Ramesh, silently. On returning back to Malaysia, they read the Nadi but with another person. Agathiyar surprised them when he lashed them on their venture to investigate the authenticity of the Nadi and its reader, saying it was not necessary. Agathiyar told them sternly that the Nadi was true.
I too was told in one of my numerous Nadi readings with Nadi Guru Ramesh not to ridicule the Nadi and it was all true.
We are blessed indeed that the Siddhas have chose to look within and into our present and past to show us a way out of our problems and predicament. Nadi Guru Ramesh tells me it is important to know one's past karma and questions why present day saints and gurus do not touch on this subject in their talks. By knowing the past we can correct the present. When the present is lived properly, the future takes care of itself.
Nadi Guru Ramesh adds that not everyone has the good fortune to have a reading. He is blessed if there are recommendations to overcome one's karma, since Nadi Guru Ramesh tells me further, that there had been individuals who had been deprived of this chapter. The end result was that they had to endure all the misgivings and sufferings without a solution or salvation. Imagine that situation!
The worst possibility is that one who seeks a reading is turned away! Nadi Guru Ramesh tells me of an individual who was refused a reading and asked to leave by Agathiyar! Imagine that!
For those who have atonement or Parikaaram accept it as a blessing and belief that Agathiyar still loves you and has not given up on you. Just go along with his suggestions and continue having faith on the Siddhas to change our fate.
I had seen Agathiyar perform amazing feats. Once accompanied by my wife, as I was getting settled to have my Nadi read, Nadi Guru Ramesh asked me a favor. He asked that I translate the Nadi reading, just this once. Nadi Guru Ramesh had extended an invitation for me to be present at Nadi readings for non-Tamil speaking clients to assist in translating into English Agathiyar's revelation many years back. But I to turn him down because I did not want to sit on and listen to the intimate side of other's life's and problems. He explained that a Chinese lady was coming over to have her Nadi read. She had called earlier in the morning and cried over the phone telling Nadi Guru Ramesh about the torture and misery she was undergoing at the office. She had seen her Nadi sometime back, but things worsened at her workplace. She was seeking solace and guidance again from Agathiyar. Just then she arrived and was let into the room. I had no choice then but to assist in translating what was going to be said by Agathiyar. But that day I was happy I did!
Coming into the room, she could no longer control her emotions and tears and broke down in front of us. Nadi Guru Ramesh consoled her and left the room to return with a bundle of Nadi leaves. He immediately started reading from it. I was amazed at Agathiyar! Agathiyar consoled her asking her to bear with the misery and promised that he will bring changes. Agathiyar explained the entire scenario at her office and revealed who was behind all her misery. Agathiyar asked for 10 days to work on her problem and come out will a amicable solution and eventually bring forth changes. All Agathiyar asked of her was to place a lotus flower on Lord Shiva for 3 consecutive Sundays. As I translated what was read in the Nadi by Nadi Guru Ramesh, I felt good, motivated, and uplifted too although the message was for her. She thanked everyone present, wiped her tears off and left the room with hope. I was happy to see her go off confident that Agathiyar shall take care of things.
Before she left she had asked for directions to the nearest Shiva Temple. On the following Monday I had to meet up with Nadi Guru Ramesh again. Nadi Guru Ramesh on seeing me immediately mentioned that lady and told me that Agathiyar had already changed her fate! She had placed the lotus on Shiva, immediately after leaving us on Saturday and again placed another the following day. Just moments ago her sister had dropped by and conveyed the news that all was well at her office (the lady) and she was very grateful to Agathiyar. Agathiyar asked for a grace period of 10 days but set about correcting the situation and brought joy to her in a mere 3 days!
When my sister was asked to pray to Lord Dhakshanamurthy every Thursday for a number of weeks, she called me saying there was no temple for the Lord in their vicinity. The nearest Shiva Temple was on Penang island. She could not possibly head for Penang every Thursday what with the 3 school going children of hers. I told her that if Agathiyar had given a Parikaaram, he would not make it difficult for her to carry it out. I asked her to ask around and assured her that there would definitely be a shrine for Lord Dhakshanamurthy nearby. What do you say, she comes back to me saying there was one in her very neighborhood and that she had already started the Parikaaram! She did not know there was a shrine for Lord Dhakshanamurthy at that temple until then.
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| Batu Caves in Malaysia |
When a Punjabi lady was told to feed birds and monkeys as part of her Parikaaram, she headed for Batu Caves where she could feed both. She feed the pigeons but to her surprise there was no sight of any monkey that day. She climbed the 272 steps to the cave temple hoping to find them there, only to be disappointed further. Finally she just left the food on the ground and returned home. Some time later she went for another reading. Agathiyar acknowledges that she had performed the Parikaaram satisfactorily! Agathiyar had accepted her efforts towards performing the Parikaaram!
Nadi Guru Ramesh tells me an Indian lady from Mumbai dropped in one day to read her Nadi. She was there specifically to read the Nadi and would leave for her homeland shortly. Nadi Guru Ramesh inquired why she chose to come all the way to Malaysia to have her Nadi read when there were numerous Nadi readers in Mumbai, having to spend a hefty amount for her air ticket and hotel. She just told him that she wanted him to read. She now returns regularly to have a reading with Nadi Guru Ramesh.
Bala Chandran is doing a wonderful service to all by bringing them to the fold of the Siddhas. To date he has brought 83 people for a Nadi reading with Nadi Guru Ramesh. Bala was honored recently by Agathiyar himself on stage in front of all the devotees who had gathered at Kallar to celebrate the Jayanthi and Guru Puja for Agathiyar.
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| Tavayogi praises Bala and gifts him with a shawl |