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To transform a dream into a vision, one need not keep one's eyes open since one can sense the things just by closing one's eyes where Dreams seem to be the reality. One can see things beyond the wall, or one can read another person's thoughts. 'Vision' here means the ability to see things by contracting the distance between time and space and to notice or hear of things with the subtle inner cognizance. From that extra-sensory knowledge the Naadi authors must have been inspired to visualize detailed happenings of the future of generations, and note them down on palm leaves demonstrating Divinity's mechanical, methodical and mathematical control of all happenings in the universe. That kind of service of theirs, to all humanity is invaluable. They undertook the task in the spirit of sheer inspired duty sans remuneration or reward.

How did all that happen?
How many other sages were gifted with that prophetic insight?
How many others volunteered to note down those predictions?
How long did the task of etching palm-leave take?
What must have been the etching device?
What could have been the duration of the task?
Who encouraged them to read out the same to those for whom it was meant?
What is the pattern of index used, so that the relevant noting about any person wanting to know his or her future could be quickly sorted out?
A number of such questions arise.

While reading and discussing about the Naadi treatises so far, I have been able to sense the logic behind the compilation of these treatises. From whatever I have reador discussed; I dare deduce that there must have been Gurukuls (residential schools run by several sages and gurus) at various places under the supervision of Saint Agastya and other Naadi-recorders. While engaged in the meditative grasping of the Vedas for self-enlightenment and insight into the future of the Universe, the other subjects such as Ayurved (Medicine), Jyotirved (Forecasting), Dhanurved (Archery), Sthapatya (Architecture), Chitrakala (Painting), Nrutya (Dancing) and Sangita (Music) etc. must have been taught for relaxation from their concentration in divining the future of all human beings. Some disciples might have obtained expertise in those subjects disciples to participate in the debates and discussions on those subjects. With a view to make use of these discussions for the benefit of humanity at large the Naadi- writing must have been undertaken under the guidance of the head of the Gurukul.

Besides, every morning the guru must have been guiding and leading his 200 to 300 disciples into collective mental sorties into humanity’s future. Because of that, those disciples must have become adept at divining the past, present and future of all human beings.

Around every seer, there must have been about two to three other disciples, who might have noted down whatever was seen of the past and future about human beings. Since such a trance might have lasted for a few minutes, writing of only five or ten horoscopes might have been completed on any single day. While compiling all those rough notes and finalizing them, they might have been discussed, corrected and then noted down as final notes ready for recording on palm leaves. At the same time, the newly joined disciples must have been engaged in collecting Palmirah (Tadpatra) leaves from the neighboring farms or forests. Later on, classifying them, chemically processing them and readying them, like reams of paper, trimmed to a standard size and shape with a hole punched in their surface for tying them together in neat bundles must have followed. Some hundreds of disciples - especially trained in the Tamil code Script, must have etched the writings on palm-leaves with a sharp nail gripped firmly in their palms.

Some other disciples must have been engaged in sorting-out the palm-leaves into 108 sections, depending upon the variety of thumb impressions, and packing them firmly into 50 to 60 palm-leaf bundles between two wooden strips,' secured with a string. Those bundles of predictions must have been sent to big temples in the state for safekeeping. That must have been organised through advance consultations with the kings of the region. It could also be possible that the ruler had been a past disciple at the Guru's hermitage. That noting-job must have taken hundreds of years, resulting in a compilation of millions of prediction-strips. (While writing out this account, the author of this book had a strange feeling that a supernatural power was guiding him).

Those palm-leaves alias Naadi Pattis are available even today, despite numerous social, political upheavals and natural disasters. Non-availability of palm-leaves, delay in drafting and finalizing the predictions correcting mistakes committed by the carvers in hurry, or those arising from some distractions etc. might have naturally hampered the recording task. There must have been some plan, during different periods of history, for the safekeeping of these records in different places and regions to facilitate their perusal by the needy. Some of the disciples of the script must have etched the writings on palm-leaves with a sharp nail gripped firmly in their palms.Gurukuls must have settled as citizens in different regions carrying.

There must have been some plan, during different periods of history, for the safekeeping of these records in different places and regions to facilitate their perusal by the needy. Some of the disciples of the Gurukuls must have settled as citizens in different regions carrying those leaves with them. During the course of time some of that massive material must have got damaged in transit due to differences of opinion, power-struggle and such other calamities. A considerable portion of that predictive material must have been destroyed during the 1000-year-long Muslim invasions. Despite all such calamities, the Naadi patties are still available in our own day to foretell the future of all people.

Should it not then be our sacred duty to preserve that precious predictive record here after?

There might have been seminars at the royal courts, organised for these disciples to participate in the debates and discussions on those subjects. With a view to make use of these discussions for the benefit of humanity at large the Naadi- writing must have been undertaken under the guidance of the head of the Gurukul.Besides, every morning the guru must have been guiding and leading his 200 to 300 disciples into collective mental sorties into humanity's future. Because of that, those disciples must have become adept at divining the past, present and future of all human beings.

Around every seer, there must have been about two to three other disciples, who might have noted down whatever was seen of the past and future about human beings. Since such a trance might have lasted for a few minutes, writing of only five or ten horoscopes might have been completed on any singles day. While compiling all those rough notes and finalizing them, they might have been discussed, corrected
and then noted down as final notes ready for recording on palm leaves.