Palm Leaf Library

The Palm Leaf Library in India is a place where you can discover your past and future by accessing records dating back five thousand years. Founded by the sage Bhrigu, this institution preserves the destinies of some 80,000 people on palm leaves, and its caretakers, the priests, consider their task a mission. Those wishing to discover their destiny must make an appointment in advance, and the reading of the leaves, preceded by sacred rites, takes many hours. Although many prefer not to know the date of their death, those who have visited the library describe the experience as unique and mysterious.

If you truly desire to discover your past lives and your destiny, travel to India. There, the Guardians of Destiny will read your fate, written five thousand years ago on palm leaves. You may even discover the date of your death.

Five thousand years ago, in India, lived a holy sage, Bhrigu, commonly known as Vashishta. He recorded most of India's legends and founded the first Palm Leaf Library. This extraordinary man was said to have the ability to connect his mind to the Akashic Record—a wondrous space in which everything that was, is, and will be recorded. It is thanks to this record that clairvoyants and other diviners can read the fate of the world.Bhrigu devoted many years of his long life to recording the fates of some 80,000 people on palm leaves. The priests who oversee the libraries (there are supposedly twelve of them in India) claim that only those who present themselves in person at one of the libraries can learn their fate. The original leaves, written in Old Tamil by Brighu, likely no longer exist—every eight hundred years, the library keepers transcribe the verse texts of prophecies from the decayed leaves onto new ones.

One of these libraries is located in Vaithisvarankoil, a small settlement in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is cared for by Vaishithara Poosa Muthu. He is both a priest and the administrator of a nearby temple. His father previously served as the library's custodian. Care of the leaf collection has been passed down from father to son for hundreds of years. The priests take their role very seriously, feeling they are the guardians of a great secret.

Interest in the library is enormous, although most visitors are Hindus eager to discover their destiny. To avoid being turned away, appointments must be made several days in advance. The reading of the leaves takes many hours and is preceded by sacred ceremonies.

Each person's fate is written on two leaves called nadis. First, the priests bring the pilgrim one leaf, which contains a record of their past—past incarnations, events from their current life, and so on. A priest who knows Old Tamil reads the text, while another translates it into a language the pilgrim understands. If everything agrees, the priests ask if the pilgrim wishes to know their future, and then they bring the second leaf. The person can specify what they want to learn. All events are recorded at two-year intervals, so such a detailed reading takes many hours. However, people rarely want to know everything, and few choose to know the date of their death. It seems that not knowing the time of one's death is one of life's greatest blessings.The Palm Leaf Library is one of the wonders of the world, so incredible and mysterious that it's hard to believe it's real. Yet those who have been there claim to have touched upon this mystery, been gifted with Knowledge, and left awestruck.