Sports India

After Sachin Tendulkar got the thumbs-up from his physiotherapist John Gloster, his spiritual mentor V S Nayak of Bangalore also has good news for him. “Sachin’s performance will be good in the upcoming tri-series against Sri Lanka and South Africa,” Nayak told ToI from Amritsar on Wednesday.

However, Nayak said that he had insisted that Sachin also perform a “seva” to get rid of his “naga dosha” at Kukke Subramanya Temple in Dakshina Kannada district. Sachin, along with his wife Anjali, had performed the ritual known as “Sarpa Samskara” and “Ashlesha Bali” at the temple on May 8. Nayak feels Sachin’s best performance will come only after he performs all the rituals associated with removal of “Naga Dosha.”

Sachin had to leave the temple town in a hurry as he was hard pressed for time. Nayak also said at that time that the ritual should be performed for three-and-a-half days. Sachin was in Subramanya only for one-and-a-half days.

“Some poojas are still remaining,” Nayak said expressing his disappointment that Sachin had not contacted him ever since he left Subramanya. “There are still some problems associated with ‘naga dosha.’ If that is looked into, his performance will be better,” he added.