002, Part 3 of 100 Essays of Musings on Covid19- Corona Virus, Yoga Vasishta
Part 3 of 10 Essays series, of Musings on Covid19 -Corona. Continuation of:-- Part 1 is at: http://vivekanandayb.blogspot.com/search/label/284 Part 2 is at: http://hinduismreformsyb.blogspot.com/search/label/032 Karkati is a Demoness. In Yoga Vasishtha she is a benevolent demoness. Her form is ala a 'needle'. She is linked to an epidemic called VishUci, which Yoga Vasishtha's Telugu language have interpreted as Cholera. Karkati, to satiate her hunger , was moving in Himalayas, searching for food. Karkati came across a king and his minister . Being a wise demoness, she did not directly venture into devoring them. She placed before them a set of ten questions about wisdom. The king and his minister answered them with equal wisdom . After the king 's minister answered the questions asked by Karkati satisfactorily , she and the King & his minister develop friendship. After some mutual praise , Karkati narrates her food needs , food habits and preferenc...