YAGNA CAN KEEP THE DOC AWAY!
By Rahul Karmakar
The Hindustan Times
Monday, May 17, 1999
Lukhnow, May 16 - The apple helps, but it’s a yagna a
day that keeps the doctor -- and malignant microbes,
ambient pollutants, soil infertility and soul
impurities -- away.
Scientific experiments on yagna have revealed that this
philosophy-powered Indian ritual is more than a show of
burning a medley of organic substances. They help
reduce the levels of sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide
in air and bacteria count in water. It has also been
found that bhasm or ash, the yagna residue yields
phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and nitrogen,
which act as a non-toxic fertiliser for healthy plant
growth.
Research data prepared by the Hardwar-based
Brahmavarchas Shodh Sansthan and later verified by Dr
Rajani R Joshi of the Indian Institute of Technology,
Mumbai, shows the effect of an agnihotra or havan, a
small-scale yagna. Air samples studied before and after
a series of agnihotras showed an average drop of 2.56
mg in ambient sulphur dioxide and 0.14 mg in nitrous
oxide.
Similarly, water samples gave a bacteria count reading
of 1250, down by 3250 counts. The ash contents after
each agnihotra were also measured. The average
phosphorus weight per kg of ash was found to be 4076
mg. The potassium yield was 3407 mg, calcium 7822 mg,
magnesium 6424 mg and nitrogen 32 mg. "What a yagna
does is combust fumigating odoriferous substances,
fats, carbohydrates, proteins and medicinal herbs
together to give off a purifying gas," says Dr Joshi.
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