COVID 19 - A Vedic Astrology Perspective

Summary:

• -  The COVID episode actually began in September 2019. Infection began in Nov, Spread in Dec.
• -  The Dec 26th solar eclipse and alignment of planets around Sagittarius aggravated the situation and caused the spread of the pandemic.
• -  By March 2019 the virus had spread like wild fire across the globe.
• -  Jupiter transit to Capricorn around Mar 30th may provide some initial relief.
• -  Some recovery would be seen between Mar 30th to May 24th.
• -  Better conditions would prevail post July and only after September will things stabilise.
• -  The economy will improve based on the stimulus packages given by the government
• -  There will be high collaborative efforts between the public and the government
• -  Immediate cure will happen in April and May, but only post September would there be a
  stable medicine and vaccination for the virus.
  Note: Though, this article uses some information in hindsight, it attempts to connect the dots and predict both the past and the future.
  Any lapses or misinterpretations are that of the author and does not tantamount to any disservice or disrespect to the great Vedanga of Jyotish.
  The location for calculation of the charts is considered to be Bangalore.


The recent Corona Virus outbreak has gripped the world in its paws. There are many theories to its origination, but none can pinpoint the break out and its spread. Scientists world over are figuring out a break through in its cure, but till that time, one has to grapple with ‘Social Distancing’ as the only remedy for this deadly disease. From a Vedic astrology perspective COVID is a fantastic case study to analyse.

For this we need to go back to the beginning of 2019 - Not the Gregorian calendar but the advent of ‘Vikāri’ Samvatsara. Below is the chart of this New Year based on Moon cycle followed per the Vedic Traditions. This New Year is called Ugadi. (A New Age).

Below is the chart (also can be considered as the Chart for that moment) of planets when Vikāri year started. VIKĀRI means Pathological, Disease prone, Disoriented etc. No wonder we are observing the current crisis.

Let’s analyse this chart:

- The Vaara lord (weekday) Venus and the Nakshatra lord Mercury (also the hora lord) are

placed in the 8th house of death and disease.

- Ascendant or Lagna is Cancer i.e. fast moving sign. So things will happen fast. The

Lagna Lord is Moon well placed in Pisces. A good sign and good house 9th.  

 

Hence, there is strong mental will and strong cooperation among the people to fight odds.

Spirituality will play a big role considering the 9th and Pisces (the house of Moksha).

• -  Sitting with the 2nd lord Sun in Pisces, the Moon-Sun combination indicates good
  engagement between the public and the governments. (which we are seeing for now)
  
  
• -  The 6th house is heavily afflicting the Jupiter. Jupiter in 2019 is actually in Scorpio but moved with breakneck speed to Sagittarius during this period. Indicative of the fact that there is a curse of Jupiter, because of Saturn (sorrow), Rahu (insects, virus, shock) and Mars (anger). Because Jupiter is well placed in its own house is indicative that a high scholar is involved in this. (In hindsight, this is true considering the arrest of the HOD of Harvard Chemistry department working clandestinely with the Chinese)
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  -  Rahu-Ketu axis is indicative of some secretive work done along the lines of insects, virus, micro-life forms etc. Rahu in the 12th may not help much for Cancer ascendant even though well placed in Gemini. Rahu the creator of the Virus is in Punarvasu Nakshatra indicating that there is a RESURGENCE of the deadly virus, based on tremendous research.
  
  
• -  Now let’s use the Prashna Chalana Paddhati TM developed at Pushyarka.
  • -  The way PCP works involves moving through each house as one month.
  • -  From April 5th to May 5th 2019, the first house of Ascendant comes into play. Since
    the Moon is well placed there is not much of an issue here.
  • -  From May 5th to June 5th, the 2nd house comes into play. Since the Sun is also
    kinda well placed, it Indicates that the Governments will succeed. (Modi got
    reelected during this period)
  • -  From June 5th to July 5th, the third house of Virgo whose lord Mercury goes to the
    8th house of Aquarius. The third house is an interesting house indicating efforts put in by Mercury. Since A6 (The Arudha of diseases) sits there, hence the effort would be towards some disease. Mercury is the dispositor of Gemini where Rahu sits. This shows the initial efforts or initiative taken up during this period.
  • -  From July 5th to August 5th, the 4th house of Libra whose Lord Venus goes to the 8th house. Now this house has A8 (the Arudha of death). Seated with Mercury in the 8th is a clear indication that some heavy efforts have been put to use in developing this FATAL disease.
  • -  From Aug 5th to September 5th, the 5th house of Scorpio comes into play. The lord of this Mars is in the 11th in Taurus and looks at it. Also A5 is in Capricorn the 7th house. This period has been fairly event free due to the protection of Mars, though Scorpio indicates that the clandestine activity has continued unabated.

• -  From September 5th to October 5th, the 6th house of Sagittarius comes into play. This axis of 6th to 12th is where the trouble begins. As it houses Saturn, it indicates death (8th lord), Ketu the 5th lord - clueless citizens and Jupiter the curse of the intellectual (misuse of knowledge). With Rahu in 12th aspecting this sign, this phase indicates the use of Nightly animals and birds or imprisoned humans. This could possibly have been the period of testing or the initial leakage of this virus. 

  Jupiter in Gandanta at 0o Sagittarius is not helping things and certainly indicates the manifestation of the curse. Mars comes out as a major force as its 8th aspect is the deadliest of all planets aspects. So the killing intention or energy comes directly from Mars. Mars is red in colour and we are aware of which country represents that colour.
• -  From Oct 5th to Nov 5th, the 7th house of Capricorn comes into play. Saturn its lord is seated in the 6th, still supporting the cause. A5 indicates citizens of a country hence its still impacting them.
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  -  From Nov 5th to Dec 5th the 8th house of Aquarius comes into play. This is where the impact started. (Remember the first case was registered
  on Nov 17th and considering the gestation period of 10 days
  we can very well suggest that this started in this period).
  
  
  Mercury is the 3rd and 12th lord with Venus the 4th and 11th lord in 8th house. Mercury the third lord also shows hands and touch being also the cause of the spread. It has exchange of houses with Rahu in Gemini, So there is a strong connect between Mercury and Rahu. Rahu also has the reverse 5th aspect on Aquarius, showing that the spread or leakage started during this period.

  In the Chakra System, Venus governs the Anahata Chakra which owns the chest area and heart. 4th house also shows the chest area. Gemini where the infection emanates, is an airy sign. All this indicates some kind of illness to the chest area and specifically to the Lungs.

  Aquarius is represented as The Cornucopia. This falling in the 8th house is a sure sign of deprivation and struggle. This is clearly seen as the shortage of food and supplies across the globe.

 

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  -  Now comes the interesting phase of Dec 5th to Jan 5th. Though it’s the 9th house of Pisces indicating a good house, but this phase got hijacked by the strange alignment of planets on Dec 26th with the Solar eclipse happening. See how the axis of Gemini-Sagittarius comes up again. The chart is the Sunrise on Dec 26th when
  the Lagna rising is Sagittarius. All planets are completely influencing this house. 
  
  
  
  
  A clear indication of something major happening in this period. Additionally the solar eclipse begins its journey from Middle East and extends its path towards the Eastern part of Asia. The origin of the Solar eclipse has always indicated the advent of a calamity in that area or a calamity caused by that area. In hindsight, we can always connect the dots to the similar disease of MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Disease).
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  -  From Jan 5th to Feb 5th the 10th house of Aries comes in to play, whose lord Mars is located in the 2nd house from it. Mars (you know which country by now) tries to protect its house, though the damage has been done. With Mandi and Gulika seated there, its a clear indication that the poison is spreading well and far. Aries also shows Europe and UK, as the most celebrated and longest lasting monarchies are still prevalent there. This indicates that the spread was happening there because of Mandi and Gulika but Aries being the headstrong ‘Ràm’ ignored the signs of danger, just like the mountain goat ignores the perils of climbing steep slopes.
  
  
• -  From Feb 5th to Mar 5th, The 11th house of Taurus comes into play. 11th house is the house of Friends, Community etc. This is where the Stage 3 of many countries started. This is also where India got infected, because Independent India has its ascendant as Taurus. But the presence of Mars in it indicates a strong leader (Modi’s ascendant lord is Mars) who would take the necessary actions. But world over the spread had come into the Stage 3 of Community spread.
  
  
• -  From March 5th to March 24th (The new year begins on this day), the 12th house of Gemini comes into play which houses the ever expanding Rahu. Rahu at this point had moved into Ardra the star of Rudra indicative of great destruction. Rahu is also expansive in nature and hidden. Hence making the fight against the invisible enemy the Corona Virus that much more difficult. Rahu also indicates a mutant strain. Hence there is no medicine for it. Only Sun and Moon in the 9th house offer some solace. Hence the Public-Government collaboration becomes key to defeating this malice.

So how does the future look like? For this we need to see the new year’s chart of “Sharvari” Samvatsara on March 24th 2020.

SHARVARI means Twilight, also means the duration between sunset and sunrise, the queen of night, another name for Goddess Parvati or Shakti.

Let’s analyse the chart of this New year.

• -  The Vaara lord (weekday) is Mars placed exalted in 7th house of Capricorn. Indicates there will be tremendous energy shown in this year.
  
  
• -  The Nakshatra lord Saturn is well placed in its own house of Capricorn and Digbala (Directional Strength) being placed in 7th house. Also indicates that efforts from the West will bear fruits.
  
  
• -  The Hora Lord being Sun placed in the 9th again indicates strong presence of Government to help throughout the year. Being the 2nd lord there would be good amount of fiscal stimulus to help out the Citizens Moon.
  
  
• -  You can see the similarities to some extent as compared to the 2019 chart but of course with some differences. The immediate similarities are the Cancer Lagna, Sun and Moon in 9th in Pisces, Jupiter and Ketu in 6th in Sagittarius, Mercury in 8th and Rahu in 12th.
  
  

 

- Let’s apply the PCP method here. From March 24th to April 24th, the first house Cancer comes into play. This is an important sign as the lord Moon goes to the 9th house. With Sun it shows the public-government participation.

- Here we do need to account for the transits to some extent. Jupiter will move out

from the 6th house of Sagittarius and to Capricorn on March 30th. This will break the Jupiter’s curse, which had formed the genesis of this pandemic. Though Jupiter is debilitated in Capricorn, but both its friends Saturn and Mars will pull it out. Saturn is the 7th lord which indicates partnerships and collaborations and Mars is the Yogakaraka I.e. 5th and 10th lord. Which indicates strong desire, energy and will power to overcome all hurdles. With the advent of the intelligent Jupiter to this combination, New breakthroughs will happen in getting some cure. Though there will be some respite, still it would be a long march to complete elimination of the spread.

• -  From April 24th to May 24th, the 2nd house of Leo will come into play. Here again the Sun going to the 9th house of Pisces indicates some important strides towards Government measures, Stimulus packages and recovery of the economy.
• -  From May 24th to June 24th, the 3rd house of Virgo comes into play. The A6 is still placed here and the lord Mercury goes to the 8th house. This is a similar condition as before but now it sits alone. It still indicates challenges in overcoming the hurdles caused by the Virus.
• -  From June 24th to July 24th, the 4th house of Libra comes into play. Venus the lord is seated in the 10th house and aspects it, indicating that the shadow of this Virus will move away and the world will be back on its feet to find happiness. Shopping will resume with great vigour. This will in turn push the economy back to a recovery.
• -  Periods in August, September will be good for recovery. October will need some further medical attention. Later on it would be better.
  - Rahu’s transit to Taurus in September will help reduce this tension as it moves away from the destructive Ardra nakshatra and will be in a good position in Taurus for the next 18 months.

So where would the remedy come from or what would it be?

The most powerful combination in this chart is that of the Saturn-Mars combination in the

7th house of Capricorn.

Though Mars is exalted, Saturn placed in its own house, gaining directional strength and being the dispositor of Mars will indicate more from west but with a combination of Mars. So the cure should be coming with a combination of China and the West - especially US.

In our body, per Medical Astrology, Saturn indicates phlegm and Mars indicates blood. Both are a part of the Lung processing system. Excess phlegm covers up the lungs and impure blood or poor absorption of oxygen in our blood causes deprivation of oxygen to various other organs.

Hence it’s important to improve this condition. When Jupiter joins this combination, then it gets the Aakasha tattva or the ethereal energy to this combination. Jupiter rules the liver in the body and helps produces glycogen in the liver. This glycogen is then used by the power muscles of Mars which in turn eliminates the uric acid created by Saturn. Foods and medicines containing Jupiter elements like - Vitamins: B-6, biotin, Cholin, inositol and pangamic acid (vitamin B-15). Minerals: Chromium, manganese and zinc - should be given to the patients to aid the recovery.

When Rahu moves out of Ardra and the Sun-Moon-Pisces month begins in September there is hope of a vaccination being developed. By the end of September, Jupiter will move back to Sagittarius and regain control of his territory and fortify the remaining part of the year.

Saturn is earth and Mars is fire. So a combination of this would help resolve the issue. Saturn indicates separation and in the 7th house indicates separation between members of the society. A strong Mars indicates that this Social Distancing will have to be administered by force. But with Moon the public and Sun the government together in the 9th, it will be a peaceful collaboration to achieve the desired results.

The current crisis has already jeopardised the economies across the globe and will hurt

badly till June. Post that things will improve and by September economies will improve 9

eventually. Government interventions by way of stimulus packages will be the norm as Sun the 2nd lord sits in the 9th with the Moon, the public.

Saturn and Mars combination indicates a lot of initial strife but will later produce a new paradigm across the globe. This combination will change the way work and life happens. It will set the foundation for a new world order!

Sharvari being the year of the Shakti, mantras of Ma Durga will be very potent to overcome the disease.

Another remedy is to move your energised hands (after rubbing the palms rapidly) across the body from head to toe (for self and others) while reciting the following Narayana Kavacha mantra - at least 5 times. Do this everyday in the morning and before leaving home.

‘Vanamali Gadi Shāngi, Shanki, Chakri ca Nandaki. Srimān Narayano, Vishnur, Vasudevo abhi rakshatu’

Finally for those infected the Mrityunjay Mantra is the best remedy for protection and early 

cure.

God Speed!

Authored by Shri. Prahlad Karnam