Guest guest Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 > Forgive me for my ignorance, but is Sage Agastya still alive? Or > should I contact the family? How do I do this? Sage Agastya (spelled Agathiyar in Tamil) is a towering legendary figure in TamilNadu, South India. He wrote the grammer of Tamil language and is one of the leading Siddhars (accomplished beings) of Tamil 18 Siddhar tradition. His contributions span multiple areas - language, medicine, yoga, nadi astrology, etc. He along with other siddhars have developed Siddha medicine system, which is still practised in South India. Danwantri (father of Ayurveda) is also considered as one of the 18 siddhars but ayurveda is different from siddha medicine. Many people claim to have Agathiyar (Agastya) nadi (on palm leaves) granthas. I dont know the authentic ones. One place to look for is Vaitheeswaran Koil, where many families have the nadi granthas of various Siddhars like Agathiyar, Bogar, etc and the Sapta rishis - Vashistar, Vishwamithra, etc. Is Agathiyar still alive? I dont know. He is believed to have conquered death and some believe he is still living in Pothigai hills in TamilNadu, India. They also believe that only people who rigorously mediate to see him can see him. Many on the list may be aware of Babaji - the himalayan yogi living for many centuries. People familiar with Autobiography of a Yogi by by Paramahansa Yogananda may have heard of Babaji. Siddhars Agathiyar and Bogar are the gurus of Babaji. For more details, you may want to refer to the book "Babaji and the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga Tradition" by Marshal Govindan. BTW, though the Siddhar tradition is called 18 Tamil Siddhar tradition, the Siddhars were not all from Tamil Nadu and they wrote in either Tamil (Thirumoolar, Agathiyar, Bogar) or Sanskrit (Eg. Narada, Patanjali, Danwantri) or sometimes both. The tamil Siddhar tradition is also sometimes called 18 Siddhar tradition, but the number of Siddhars is more than 18. -Siva. gjlist, Mary Quinn <mary1quinn> wrote: > > Dear Sriram Nayak, > Thank you!!! You are so kind. I think you are right. "Agastya" sounds just like "Agusta". This is fantastic. > Do you have any recommendations on what I should do next? Is there a publisher or book store in India that I should contact? What is a good city in Southern India that I should start searching in? Should I contact a University? > I understand that the book is a small book with miniatures of "all the thumb prints" and that you have to use a magnifying glass to see it clearly. > Forgive me for my ignorance, but is Sage Agastya still alive? Or should I contact the family? How do I do this? > Thanks for any help you can give me! > -Mary > "sriram.nayak" <sriram.nayak@o...> wrote:Dear Mary, > From your narration it is clear that the name referred to here is that of Sage Agastya, whose work is popular as Agastya Naadi in the South of India and Mr Desai could be referring to the same Agastya Naadi. Accurate predictions are given through these Naadis by people in the south who have traditionally inherited these rare scripts. > sriram nayak > Mary Quinn wrote: > Dear Shailesh, > Yes, PLEASE!! I would be very interested in knowing how to contact this publisher and any information about the author or title. I would like to get a copy of the book and I currently don't know anything about the book or how to get it. > I know that Mr. Desai USED the book but I never knew who the author was. Any information you can provide would be great! > Thank you Shailesh. > -Mary > Shailesh K Parekh <shailesh@e...> wrote: Hello Mary, I have read your posting for thumb prints etc. There is an Indian publisher who has published on thumb prints, would you be interested ? It is not by Shri Narendra Desai but Shri R G Rao. Shailesh ----- Original Message -----Mary Quinngjlist: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 12:33 AM[GJ] Narandra Desai - thumb prints Dear All, > Does any one of you know about the system Narandra Desai used to rectify birthtime? > He rectified 3 people I know with JUST their right hand thumb print. That was all, no questions about personality or events. > Since Mr. Desai has passed away, I got in contact with his son who told me that his father used a book printed in India with "every type of thumb print". BUT he cannot find the book and does not know the name of the book, the author or the publisher -only that the book was from India. > One of the persons who had her birthtime rectified says Mr. Desai told her he used the (what sounded like) "Agusta" system. > If anyone knows anything, please let me know. I'd like to track down this book! > Thanks! > -Mary > > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya; Hare Krishna; Om Tat Sat > : gjlist- > > > > > > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya; Hare Krishna; Om Tat Sat > : gjlist- > > > > -- > > regards > sriram nayak > > > > Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya; Hare Krishna; Om Tat Sat > : gjlist- > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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