{"id":47444,"date":"2021-09-02T05:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T05:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypalmleaf.com\/?p=47444"},"modified":"2025-04-28T09:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T09:39:09","slug":"maharishis-and-nadi-astrology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypalmleaf.com\/tr\/maharishis-and-nadi-astrology\/","title":{"rendered":"Maharishis and Nadi Astrology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The palm leaf manuscripts and the Nadi astrology predictions they contain were written by Siddhas, Maharishis and scholars. They wrote these texts were written in several different languages. We know that scholars are specialists in a particular field of study or academics, but who are these Siddhas or rishis?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SIDDHAS, MAHARISHIS, AND NADI ASTROLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siddhas are individuals who have, and use, super spiritual powers. Apparently, the Siddhas received their super spiritual powers from the Almighty. Supposedly, through various different yogic practices \u2013 they are superhumans with divine blessings. Many Siddhas have lived and are still living, some even consider them to be immortal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the many Siddhas and rishis known throughout Indian\/oriental history, there were 7 rishis during the Vedic period in India (c. 1500 \u2013 c. 500 BCE) many consider to be the most powerful and renowned of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Saptarishi (Seven Rishis)<\/strong>
The term saptarishi means seven rishis (sages or seers). However, as in common to this period in Indian history, the list of exactly which seven rishis actually constitute the saptarishi varies from region to region, text to text, time period to time period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually, the Vedic literature that refers to the saptarishi never lists them by name. Lists of their names only begin to appear in later texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The text Jaiminiya Brahmana in verses 2.218\u2013221 lists the saptarishi as: Agastya, Atri, Bhardwaja, Gautam, Jamadagni, Vashistha and Vishvamitra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A slightly different list appears in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Atri, Bharadwaja, Gautama, Jamadagni, Kashyapa, Vashistha and Vishwamitra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Gopatha Brahmana names Vashistha, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Gautama, Bharadvaja, Gungu, Agastya and Kashyapa as the seven rishis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, to confuse matters even more it was not uncommon in those days for a single spiritual figure or master to be known by different names depending on the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although there were many, history has evidence of 18 important Siddhas who contributed enormous amounts of knowledge to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Nandhi Devar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Agathiyar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Thirumoolar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Punnakisar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Pulathiyar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Poonaikannar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Edaikkadar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Bogar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Pulikkaisar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Karuvurar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Konganavar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Kalangi<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Azhuganni<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Agappaiyar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Pambatti Siddhar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Therayar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Kuthambai<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Sattamuni<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    In addition to mystical knowledge, Tantric practices, and wisdom, all the Siddhas also excelled in medicine and astrology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Also, there exist traditions within the streams of both Indian and Tibetan Tantric practice that consider 84 Mahasiddhas although again the list tends to vary from tradition to tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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