genuine Nādi texts, most of which are unpublished, and the custodians do not allow others to see the manuscripts. The same is the case with Samhitā texts in north India, such as Bhrigu Samhitā or Rāvana Samhitā. Beliefs Aatma Aatma is the 'real' self with no body, no mind or no desire., Aatma is immortal, and characterises the real self. Changes apply only to the physical bodies. Common stages are birth, childhood, teenage, adulthood, old age, and death. The real self (the Aatma) then enters into a different body depending on one's Karma and takes form relative to the good or bad deeds one has done. Aatma can neither be created nor destroyed. Aatma manifests in a physical body as per applicable karmas., In Karmic terms, a transition like this is like a person working in an organisation getting promoted when he or she works sincerely, honestly and efficiently, or demoted if he or she is a bad worker., Naadi Astrology is like a mirror of one's karmas in the previous birth(s). While this is not entirely accurate, for simplicity's sake, consider two options associated with one's Karma. One either lives out one's mistakes or one can overcome them by performing corrective actions in a proactive manner – this goes for all living beings. Navagrahas and siddars All beings, irrespective of species, nationality, religion, social class, aggressiveness, etc., are controlled by the Navagrahas (nine houses or planets). The Navagrahas are very sincere in their duties as cosmic public servants and never deviate in performing their duties. They cannot be bribed. They affect individual beings as well as entire societies as per the Karma (thoughts, words and deeds of beings in this world as well as other worlds) applicable. The current life path of a person is determined by past Karma. For example, if a person is blessed with wealth in this birth, then it implies this person has done many punyas (activities that resulted in good Karma) in his/her previous births and he/she is enjoying the benefits of it in this birth. It is like a person who has saved a lot of punyas in his or her account cashing it in when the need arrives. Birth, death, rebirth and moksha are all controlled by our karma., Paapams (activities that result in negative Karma) are obstacles that may take long to dilute whereas punyas earned can be 'spent' very soon.