Case Study - Water Pollution

Practicing Agnihotra regularly will purify the surrounding environment and nullifies the Nuclear / Air / Water / Soil Pollution to a great extent.

Agnihotra is basically a healing process. ‘Heal the atmosphere and the healed atmosphere will heal you’--- is the Modus Operandi.

With the alarmingly high amount of chemicals that are released into water, the drinking water is completely polluted. Water is fed with the air and its quality. Since this air is already polluted, water pollution is unavoidable.

Agnihotra reduces air pollution significantly causing the movement of life forces in the atmosphere and reducing the stagnation of water with all the bio-dynamic convection of current moving into the location where Agnihotra is performed and the life force pushed out.

Due to this, there is a cycle of events that happen in 12 hour period from Morning Agnihotra generating a subtle motion of micro-movement of energy causing the water to move and not be stagnant and rotten​.

Results of Some Recent Experiments:

A group of scientists led by Dr. Manoj Garg, Director, Environmental and Technical Consultants and the Uttar Pradesh pollution control board conducted experiments during the Ashwamedha Yagna at Gorakhpur, U.P. A summary of their results ( [1] - Akhand Jyoti, Sept. ‘97 p.22) is presented below:

These experiments were set up at about 20 meters east from the Yagnashala. The samples of 100 ml each of water and air collected from the surroundings were analyzed using high volume envirotech APM-45 and other sensitive instruments.

The medicinal fumes emanating from Agnihotra have been observed by researchers in the field of microbiology to be clearly bacteriolethal in nature. These eradicate bacteria and other micro-organisms, which are the root cause of illness and diseases. This must be the reason why the incidence of physical ailments, sickness and diseases becomes less in the households, where Agnihotra is regularly performed. 14 Even without going into detailed chemical bacteriology, it can be stated that performance of Yagnya leads to purification of air. This takes place in the following four ways :

Removal of Bacteria :

As stated under products of combustion, the partial oxidation of hydrocarbons and decomposition of complex organic substances produce formaldehyde which is a powerful antiseptic. It is also interesting to note that germicidal action of formaldehyde is only effective in the presence of water vapor which is also produced in large quantities in Yagnya. The use of formaldehyde spray for disinfecting of walls, ceiling etc., is common and such a spray is automatically produced when Yagnya is performed. The oxidation of hydrocarbons also produces formic acid and acetic acid both of which are good disinfectants. Use of formic acid for preservation of fruits and that of acetic acid in preserving vinegar is a common practice. The antiseptic and antibiotic effects of fumes of Yagnya have also been examined by conducting suitable experiments on rabbits and mice and it has been established that fumes emitted in Yagnya are powerful antibiotic. Agnihotra ash purifies and cleanses the water making it fit for drinking [5].

Effects on Plants and Vegetation :

The disinfection of air is not only useful to animal life but also helps plant’s life though the bacteria responsible for diseases in both may be different. The aromatic substances during Yagna get diffused in the air and offer protection to plant life against harmful organisms. This ensures healthy plant growth. Agnihotra’s atmosphere and ash can be used as adjuvants in the ‘Natural farming’ methods --- also known as the Agnihotra farming methods. It is a holistic concept of growing plants in healthy atmosphere and maintaining ecological balance by performing Agnihotra (Yagna) in the middle of the farm and using the Yagna - ash as a fertilizer. It is not only safe and productive but also holistic in its approach towards environment.

Research from Pranay Abhang

Agnihotra ash when treated with raw water, there is a noticeable decrease in conductivity, total solid content, hardness, biological and chemical oxygen

demand as well as microbial count of water. Agnihotra ash may be used in water purification process as it alters chemical as well as biological properties of raw or non-potable water and converts it into potable water. Other parameters such as pH, color, odor of raw water changes due to treatment with ash and becomes acceptable as potable water.

Use of Agnihotra for water purification is one of the major advantages of performing Yajnya. Purification of water is achieved only by performing

Agnihotra in an enclosed room, and not by any physical contact between water and ash or fumes of Agnihotra.

Experiments conducted by keeping water samples in Faraday cages (steel, aluminium and copper) in Agnihotra atmosphere shows less improvement in water purification as compared to that of samples not kept in Faraday cages. This is due to the amount of dissolved oxygen which may differ due to absorption of infrared rays from Agnihotra and increase of temperature within Faraday cages. These Faraday cages shielded electromagnetic waves of wide ranges, which suggest that there is the unknown field of energy created during Agnihotra which ultimately purifies water.

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