The palm leaves were written in the ancient Tamil language. It is a very poetic symbol and sound-based language, unlike English which is a western-based language. The role of the translator is very important as he not only gives a direct translation but puts it into a context that is understandable for the western mind.
For example, the palm leaf might say about the seeker:
“He is sitting in big halls, reading books and learning about the rules and customs of his society”
And the translator might translate this into:
“You are studying law”.
In this way, the ancient palm leaves described many things of today, including technologies, that did not exist thousands of years ago
Tamil Time Cycles
The Tamil time cycles are calculated differently than the western calendar. The Tamil names of the months are stated in the palm leaf.
For example, if you are born in “Chithirai”, the reader would say:
“You are born in April or May”.
In the same way, the years have individual names that repeat themselves every 60 years. The Tamil year “Prabhava”, for example, describes the western year 1987-1988, but also from 1927-1928 and 1867-1868.
We hope it will be obvious in which of these cycles you were born