“If insects were to disappear, the world would fall
apart — there’s no two ways about it,” said Goggy Davidowitz, Professor in the Departments
of Entomology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona.
About 60-70 % of our diet is from flowering plants so our food depends on
insects for pollination. Honey bees are considered the best pollinators as a
single bee visits nearly 5000 flowers each day and helps pollinating 1/3 of our
food supplies. Extinction of honey bees would be catastrophic, destabilising
important ecosystems and threatening global food security for humans as well as
animals.
Earthworms are natural tillers feeding on dead and
decaying organic matter present in soil they egest compost. This compost is
very fertile with essential nutrients N.P.K (Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potash)
required for the growth of a plant. There are several other minerals in compost that suppress
disease in plants and increases porosity and microbial activity in soil. Presence
of Earthworms assist in keeping the land aerated and help in retaining water as well.
It is important for us to take extra care in
protecting Honey Bees and Earthworms for our survival. The first step towards the protection of
these two species is to see that Desi Cow (Indian Breed Cows) are domesticated more and more.
How does rearing a Desi Cow protect Honey
Bees and Earthworm??? What is the connection between these three???
Let’s go deep
into this:
For the Honey Bees to survive air should not be
polluted. Bees’ ability to forage decreases as air pollution increases. Polluted air
disturbs scent signals that bees need to locate and reach flowering plants for their nectar hunt. Earthworms
populate high if the soil is rich in Bio-nutrients. Earthworm multiply quickly in micro-organic matter. Desi Cow dung ash has the ability to increase the pH
level of the soil as it is alkaline in nature and surge the micro-organic
culture and soil organic matter. Our farmers preserved the seeds by smearing Desi Cow
dung ash as it is very effective in keeping the pest and insects away.
Air pollution is the presence of pathogenic bacteria and viruses which gets annihilated by the fumes from burning of dry Desi Cow dung cake with rice using ghee as supporter of combustion. This fume purifies air and the ash from this when spread out on soil enriches it with bio nutrients making it feasible for the Earthworm to flourish. Desi Cow, Honey Bee and Earthworm thus have an invisible connection.
Air pollution is the presence of pathogenic bacteria and viruses which gets annihilated by the fumes from burning of dry Desi Cow dung cake with rice using ghee as supporter of combustion. This fume purifies air and the ash from this when spread out on soil enriches it with bio nutrients making it feasible for the Earthworm to flourish. Desi Cow, Honey Bee and Earthworm thus have an invisible connection.
Agnihotra is a simple Vedic ritual where ghee & rice
are given as oblation by burning it over dry Desi Cow dung cakes at the time of
Sunrise and Sunset while chanting of two different mantras (for Sunrise and
Sunset). The fumes and the ash do what is needed for protecting Honey Bees and
Earthworms. Now, in this whole exercise we can take care of “thought pollution”
too. The mantra while offering oblations end with words “Idam Na Mama” (It is
not Mine) so that the seeker is reminded that whatever he thinks is offering is
from God and for the benefit of all. Agnihotra enhance the state of tranquillity
of mind. The fume from Agnihotra gathers particles of harmful radiation in the
atmosphere and on a very subtle level neutralises their radioactive effect.
Worship
of Agni and Surya is always been a part of life style for a Sanatani and I feel fortunate and
blessed to have the opportunity to practice Agnihotra.
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