NON-CONVENTIONAL SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS WITH REFERENCE TO VEDIC SCIENCE : 7/31/2009 1 NON-CONVENTIONAL SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS WITH REFERENCE TO VEDIC SCIENCE Presentation by Dr. Mamta Saxena,
Scope of Study : 7/31/2009 2 Scope of Study In my research work I conducted some experimental studies to study the possible application of the Vedic procedure of Yagya in environmental purification.
Solution With Reference to Vedic Science : 7/31/2009 3 Solution With Reference to Vedic Science Conducted several experiments to study the effect of Yagya on the atmospheric air microflora, pollutant gases and odour, both indoor and out door, in collaboration with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi.
Experiments were also conducted to study the effect of Yagya and also that of Non-Yagya on air Microflora.
The study was done to explore the Vedic claim that ‘Yagya’ is an effective measure/process to reduce the level of Air Pollution.
Major Pollutants and Health Hazards : 7/31/2009 4 Major Pollutants and Health Hazards
Major Pollutants and Health Hazards Contd. : 7/31/2009 5 Major Pollutants and Health Hazards Contd.
Biological Pollutants in Indoor Airand their Health Hazards : 7/31/2009 6 Biological Pollutants in Indoor Airand their Health Hazards The most common indoor biological contaminants are bacteria, viruses, house dust mites, fungi, pathogens, pollens etc.They are known to cause:
infections, where pathogens invade human tissues;
hypersensitivity diseases, where specific activation of the immune system causes disease; and
toxicoses, where biologically produced chemical toxins cause direct toxic effects.
Vedic Management of Environmental Pollution : 7/31/2009 7 Vedic Management of Environmental Pollution As the ancient science of this country was very rich and had the solutions to almost all the problems of humankind, it was felt that we should try to find solution to today’s environmental problems through them.
The science of ‘Yagya’ which was developed in the early prehistoric period, was further developed in the Vedic period and was found to be very useful for the mankind. Cleaning of atmosphere and its purification through removal of foul odour, lowering of harmful gas levels, removal of harmful microbes and removal of insects was one of the co-products.
Yagya : 7/31/2009 8 Yagya Literally speaking Yagya means – selfless sacrifice for noble purposes.
In physical terms, Yagya (homam, havan) is a process aimed at the finest utilization of the subtle energy existing in matter with the help of the thermal energy of fire and the sound energy of the mantras.
There are two basic systems in the physical world: Heat and Sound. In performing Yagya, these two energies, namely heat from Yagya’s fire and the sound of the mantra are combined to achieve the desired physical, psychological and spiritual benefits.
Yagya : the Basic Experiment : 7/31/2009 9 Yagya : the Basic Experiment Objective: is to find a solution to the problem of atmospheric pollution through Yagya. I conducted several experiments to test the validity of the statement that Yagya purifies the atmosphere by carrying out the action in three folds:
By removing the foul odour
By absorbing and thereby lowering the level of polluting gases as NO2, SO2 etc.
And by killing the harmful germs/ microbes in the atmosphere
Types of Experiments Conducted : 7/31/2009 10 Types of Experiments Conducted Indoor Yagya: to study the effect of Yagya on atmospheric pollution
Indoor Yagya vs. Non-Yagya to study the effect of proper Yagya vis a vis a non Yagya where only plain wood was burnt under other similar conditions.
Out door Yagya to study the effect of Yagya in the outer atmosphere.
Parameters studied : 7/31/2009 11 Parameters studied All the experiments were conducted by me and the samples were taken and analysed by the Central Pollution Control Board( CPCB), Delhi. The sampling devices and petridishes were also provided by the CPCB. The following parameters were studied in the experiments:
Odour
Air Microflora viz. Bacteria, Fungi, Pathogens, Total Microflora
NO2 , SO2 and Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM)
Impact of Yagya on Indoor Microbial Environment – A case Study : 7/31/2009 12 Impact of Yagya on Indoor Microbial Environment – A case Study Four Indoor experiments, were conducted in June 04, Jan 05, Feb. 05 and April 05 respectively.
The ambient air was sampled by using the ‘Gravity Settle Method’.
Four samples were taken in a day so as to have a picture of the variability during the day.
Indoor Yagya- Methodology : 7/31/2009 13 Indoor Yagya- Methodology In each of the experiment, a day before the experiment, the background was sampled, then on the day of experiment, which was performed early in the morning, samples were taken and after Yagya till three days the sampling was continued to see the effect.
Duration of Effect : 7/31/2009 14 Duration of Effect In order to study the duration of effect of Yagya on atmospheric microbes, the 4th experiment was conducted till 7 days after Yagya.
It is seen that there is 92%, 88%, 87% and79% decrease in counts of Bacteria, Fungi, TMF & Pathogens respectively with respect to the background even 7 days after the experiment. This shows that the effect of Yagya continues even till 7 days after Yayga has been conducted.
Aggregate Bacterial Counts – Indoor Study : 7/31/2009 15 Aggregate Bacterial Counts – Indoor Study
Aggregate Fungi Counts- Indoor Study : 7/31/2009 16 Aggregate Fungi Counts- Indoor Study
Aggregate TMF Counts- Indoor Study : 7/31/2009 17 Aggregate TMF Counts- Indoor Study
Aggregate Pathogen Counts- Indoor Study : 7/31/2009 18 Aggregate Pathogen Counts- Indoor Study
Yagya Vs. Non- Yagya – A case Study on the Indoor Microbial Environment : 7/31/2009 19 Yagya Vs. Non- Yagya – A case Study on the Indoor Microbial Environment April 2003 -Two indoor experiments were performed simultaneously one Yagya- with proper rituals, Mantras, Havan Samigri etc. and another one Non-Yagya performed without rituals, Mantras and Havan Samigri etc.
April 2004 – Similar experiments were repeated at the same venue after one year.
Bacteria Counts – Yagya Vs. Non-Yagya : 7/31/2009 20 Bacteria Counts – Yagya Vs. Non-Yagya
Fungi Counts – Yagya vs. Non-Yagya : 7/31/2009 21 Fungi Counts – Yagya vs. Non-Yagya
TMF Counts – Yagya vs. Non- Yagya : 7/31/2009 22 TMF Counts – Yagya vs. Non- Yagya
Pathogen Counts – Yagya vs. Non-Yagya : 7/31/2009 23 Pathogen Counts – Yagya vs. Non-Yagya
Results : 7/31/2009 24 Results The general trend of microbes is to decrease over the period of two days after Yagya and increase over the period of two days after non-Yagya.
The Yagya environment atmosphere microbes decreased significantly over the period of one year.
In the year 2003, the Bacteria, Fungi and TMF counts (mean) had decreased by 79%, 68% and 70% respectively as compared to the background and the pathogens decreased by 38 % till two days after the Yagya.
Results Contd. : 7/31/2009 25 Results Contd. In the case of Non-Yagya, in 2003, the Bacteria, Fungi, TMF and Pathogens had increased by 111%, 270%, 106% and 129% respectively as compared to the background, one day after the Non-Yagya experiment.
In the year 2004, in the Yagya environment, the reduction after two days in Bacteria and Fungi, was 33%, 6%. However there was nominal increase in TMF & Pathogen counts by 3% and 25% respectively as compared to the background. In contrast in the year 2004, there was increase of 37%, 17%, 33% and 147% in the counts of Bacteria, Fungi, TMF and Pathogens in the Non-Yagya experiment .
YAGYA, A VEDIC MEANS OF ENVIRONMENT PURIFICATION- AN OUT DOOR STUDY : 7/31/2009 26 YAGYA, A VEDIC MEANS OF ENVIRONMENT PURIFICATION- AN OUT DOOR STUDY An open air large scale experiment of Yagya was performed at Karawal Nagar, Delhi during the period between 12th to 16th of May, 2003.
The gathering of people, who participated in the Yagya on various days ranged from 6,000 to 16,000.
The intensity of winds, for the purpose of calculations, has been taken on a scale 1 to 5 with 5 being most severe, three being moderate and 1 being no wind.
Number of Persons Attending Yagya : 7/31/2009 27 Number of Persons Attending Yagya
Comparative Growth of Various Microflora : 7/31/2009 28 Comparative Growth of Various Microflora
Increase and Decrease of Microflora before and after Yagya : 7/31/2009 29 Increase and Decrease of Microflora before and after Yagya
Effect of Yagya on the Gaseous Pollutants : 7/31/2009 30 Effect of Yagya on the Gaseous Pollutants An experiment of Yagya was conducted in 2004 at M.S. Apartments, K.G. Marg, near India Gate in the open air .
One high volume sampler was placed in the down wind direction.
The samples were collected 8 hourly
Gaseous Experiment results in 2004 : 7/31/2009 31 Gaseous Experiment results in 2004
Open Air Experiment - 2004 : 7/31/2009 32 Open Air Experiment - 2004
Open Air Experiment 2004 : 7/31/2009 33 Open Air Experiment 2004 A similar experiment was conducted an year after and almost similar results were found in this case also.
Conclusion – Open Air Yagya : 7/31/2009 34 Conclusion – Open Air Yagya From the above two experiments it can be concluded that the open air Yagya when performed at large scale are, to some extent, effective in the reduction of SO2 and NO2.
Conclusion of Research : 7/31/2009 35 Conclusion of Research ‘Yagya’ is the most effective way of atmospheric purification.
The experiments conducted by the researcher confirmed that Yagya is effective in reducing the indoor and outdoor air microbes which are largely harmful to human beings, animals and plants.
Conclusion of Research : 7/31/2009 36 Conclusion of Research Yagya results in the reduction of air microflora whereas non-yagya results in random growth of microflora i.e. it is not effective in controlling the growth of harmful air microbes.
To some extent the open air experiments showed that the Yagya was effective in reducing the harmful gases SO2 and NO2.
The End : 7/31/2009 37 The End Thank You