YOGA VASHISHTA IN CONTEXT OF CORONA VIRUS OR IN GENERAL ANY “CHOLERIC PAIN

Following article is an ongoing of self contemplation and understanding our Bharateeya (Indian) culture in context of “Corona Virus

outbreak”.

I was browsing through internet with reference to “Descriptions of Virus, Bacteria and possible solutions” in our Ancient Vedic texts. During

the course of search I found the following.

I was reading through Yoga VashishTa. It is a spiritual text, about which whereabouts about its author are still under mystic clouds. Some say,

its written by “Maharishi Valmiki” himself. Some say, it was later added in ADs.

It is said in this book that, when “Lord Rama EXHIBITS (when he really is not) a dejected state of a prince” when he sees trouble all over and

within himself, he approaches Sage VashisTa. Vashista for the sake of wellbeing of the entire life forms, through “Lord Vishnu’s” order

(agnyaa), provides a discource to “Lord Rama” in the form of “Yoga VashishTa”. While i was browsing through internet, I got stuck with these two chapters “3.68” and “3.69” which refers about a Rakshasi called “Karkati” who lives in “North to Himalayas”. She was also caled as Visuchi - (choleric pain). This monstrous demon, had insatiable hunger. She thought of entering India and devour all the living beings in one swoop. She thinks herself “All people here are well guarded (during Treta yuga) by means of their mantras, medicines, austerities, devotions and

charities, from all evils of the world. So its impossible for any body to destroy the indestructuble devotee” She performs sever tapas (austerities) and Lord Brahma appears and provides her a boon. She thus asks for boon to kill her “hunger/apetite”. As per the boon: “She becomes much more minute than the top of a needle pin”. Smaller than visibility. She thus divides herself in many such forms and devours animal beings sucking blood of beings, till her hunger is satisfied. Lord Brahma says: ““Thou shalt be the cruel cause of acute pain and pang to all living being; and particularly to the intemperate and

hard-working fools, and loose libertines, who are destined to be thy devoted victims. Moreover shalt thou molest the dwellers of unhealthy districts, and the practicers of malpractices; by entering their hearts with thy infectious breath, and by disturbing their sleep, and deranging the liver and other intestinal parts of the body. Thou shalt be of the form of wind (in the bowels), and cause bile and flatulence under the different names of colic diseases, and attack the intemperate both among the wise and unwise” Lord Brahma himself declares, for people to overcome the diseases caused by you, they should recite following mantra and follow the

procedure recited: