STUDY ON BHAISHAJYA MAHA YAJNA USING ELECROPHOTONIC IMAGING AND ENVIRO TECH

Abstract

Bharat is believed to be a cultural and spiritual land. Spirituality is practiced here through newlinedifferent methods and among all, Yajna being highest spiritual practice. Number of ancient newlinespiritual texts advocate positive changes of performance of Yajna at individual and at newlineenvironmental levels. Empirical studies on Yajnas may support the cultural practices by newlineunderstanding their mechanisms. Since these practices are very subtle in nature, it is very newlinedifficult to quantify the changes at gross levels; hence, newly developed technologies such as newlineElectrophotonic Imaging (EPI) and EnviroTech are used in this study to observe subtle newlinechanges both in people and in the environment. newlineLITERATURE REVIEW newlineAncient Vedic traditional literature review brings out the model of how Yajnas support subtle newlineand gross world. The smoke generated out of Yajna Kunda (sacred pit) reaches the newlineatmosphere generating rain clouds. Thus the eco - balance was maintained meticulously in newlineancient India. The scientific literature review provides suitable and apt technologies to trace newlinethe subtle changes that involve individual and collective levels. newlineAIM AND OBJECTIVES newlineThe aim of the study was to investigate subtle changes in participants who were actively newlineinvolved in performance of Bhaishajya Maha Yajna, through measurements of newlineElectrophotonic Imaging parameters and to observe levels of pollution in the atmosphere newlineduring two consecutive years 2013 and 2014.SUBJECTS newlineFor EPI parameters, the subjects were from Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and were newlinefollowers of a specific Yoga module called Jiva Yoga, led by a spiritual master from Kerala. newlineThey numbered 29 in 2013 and 21 in 2014. Air samples were taken from the surrounding area newline(200 meter away from Yajna Kunda) using EnviroTech to measure pollution levels. newlineDESIGN newlineEPI parameters were taken three times, including base assessment and EnviroTech parameters newlinewere taken pre and post-performance of Bhaishajya Maha Yajna. newline