A Sinhala-language work on Nadi astrology, written by Athula Manchanayake and published in Colombo by M. D. Gunasena & Co. The entire text is in Sinhala, so a reading knowledge of the language is needed.
Nadi shastra refers to predictive statements written on palm leaves by ancient sages in India. It is held that these leaves contain information concerning every person living in the world. This book sets out how that body of knowledge is applied, through astrology, to the interpretation of an individual's fortunes — the reading of palapala, the results indicated for a person's life.
The subject sits within the wider tradition of horoscopic practice familiar in Sri Lanka, where astrological consultation remains part of ordinary decision-making, and where Nadi readings occupy a distinct place alongside the more commonly used methods of chart interpretation. Readers already working with Sinhala astrological literature, and those curious about the palm-leaf tradition and the claims made for it, are the natural audience here.
M. D. Gunasena & Co. is a long-established Colombo publishing and bookselling house issuing titles in Sinhala and English across a broad range of subjects, including astrology and related traditional learning.
- Author: Athula Manchanayake
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 9789552127304
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