Sri Shuba Drishti Ganapathy

The word ‘drishti’ means sight, or what one sees. A natural or casual look at anything is harmless. But it is undeniable that the shafts of sight tinged with the element of jealousy have the power of destroying the thing or the person which they strike. This kind of an evil look is what is called in Tamil as ‘KAN DRISHTI’ (evil eye).

To take a common example, the sun-rays falling on earth are harmless. But when a ray of sunlight is focused through a lens on an object, it reduces the object to ashes. In the same way, a casual look at something does no harm. If the look bearing the evil qualities like envy, jealousy or any other wicked thoughts fall on an object or a person, it has a destructive effect. This is known as evil look ‘KAN DRISHTI’.

It is a common observation that the mother fondly applies a black dot on the cheek of her baby with a view to ward off the influence of an evil eye. She also adopts some tradition rituals like throwing away a lemon after waving it before the baby a number of times, in order to protect him/ her from such baneful influence.

Every Friday and new moon day, shop-keepers burn camphor and break coconut in front of their shops. Breaking white guard in front of the shops is also common practice. Yet others put up a full size white-guard with black and red dots on it, or with some kind of a bogy drawn on it so as to act as a charm against evil eye. Even today these practices are in vogue.

Use of talisman or amulet also has a desirable effect. Some others perform Homas or seek the assistance of an incantator or Mantrika.

Thus, in short, people resorting to several such practices to protect themselves, their children or any of their belongings from the influence of evil-eye have been an ancient custom. This practice cannot be brushed aside as silly superstition. None of the practices of our ancients were without a meaning or significance. Experience alone can convince us of this truth.

Therefore, that this evil power of an evil look is something which has to be accepted scientifically is being explained today with proper proofs. The convergence of some wicked forces transforming itself into a magnetic wave capable of striking the victim at any unguarded moment is evil look.

In this scientific age, more and more new medicines are being invented to cure many a dreaded disease. But no scientist has ever invented a cure to combat the evil attacks of evil look, nor has anyone attempted to think on these lines. But now there is an urgent need for it – the need to destroy root and branch this great evil power of evil look and thereby protect the earth from its onslaughts.

Sage Agastya, the greatest among the Siddhas (spiritually enlightened ones) of our land, caused a great power to be born. It is the all- powerful Lord.

Sri Shuba Drishti Ganapathy
who alone can devour the mighty demon of evil-eye.