Bhaargava Naadika

Pages: 419

Preface

The title Bhaargava Naadika indicates that the book is based on the Naadi system of prediction prevalent in the Southern states of India. It is believed that Shri Bhaargava (Lord Parashu Raama, one of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu) is the author/compiler of this Book. Dasa results mentioned in this book are similar to Vimshotthari system of Dasa predictions.

Naadi means a tubular organ (as a vein or artery of the body). There are 72000 Naadis (veins) starting from the heart or from the naval, supposed to carry the rasa or chyle through the body. Each Naadi has different pulsation. In ancient times, most of the diseases were diagnosed by the physician, depending upon the type of pulsation felt by him in the body of the patient. This system of diagnose is being practiced even today but the degree of perfection of diagnosis has diminished. In other words, Naadi system of prediction was used in Medical astrology. Later on much importance was given to the usage of the word Naadi in the general astrology also or there might have been a system of prediction of various events of a human life based on the type of pulsation in the body which might have been lost in course of time. This is my inference.

One of the important features of this book is that the results are given for Pratyantar Dasa, Sookshma Dasa and Praana Dasa of the Lord of the respective Mahaa Dasa in addition to the results given for various Mahaa Dasaas and Antar Dasaas. Another good feature is that the results of Dasaas of various planets when placed from the Lord of the Mahaa Dasa in operation are also given. I have omitted few slokas as I thought that these slokas do not fit in the respective chapter.

I feel that these slokaas were written/compiled prior to the year 1850 as there is no mention about the facilities available in the modern type of l