What is Shankh शंख (Conch)

A Shankh शंख (conch) is a natural cover/wrapper of an oceanic worm/creature that protect him from the outside attacks/dangers, and when the worm grows up he come out from it and he throw away it forever.

Types of Shankh (Conch) ......

1. Dakshinavarti Shankha (दक्षिणावर्ती शंख): The Shankha शंख that is open from right side is known as “Dakshinavarti Shankha” दक्षिणावर्ती शंख …..!! It is rare, white in colour and contains brown line on it.

2. Vamavarti Shankha (वामावर्ती शंख): It opens from left side that’s why it is called Vamavarti; वामावर्ती it is used in all the religious activities. Astrologers recommend this SHANKHA शंख to remove the negative energy.

There are a lot of more types of SHANKHA शंख but these two are the main types of SHANKHA शंख.

SPRIPTUAL IMPORTANCE :-

SHANKHA शंख is one of the 14 gems (RATNA) रत्न received from churning sea (SAMUNDRA MANTHAN. समुन्द्र मंथन)

SHANKHA’s शंख sound is a symbol of victory in VEDAS वेद

SHANKHA शंख produces the sound of OM ॐ ओम.

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श्रीमद् भगवद् गीता अध्याय-1 (15)

पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनञ्जयः |

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः ||

श्रीकृष्ण महाराज ने पाज्चजन्य नामक, अर्जुन ने देवदत्त नामक और भीमसेन ने पौण्ड्र नामक महाशंख बजाया ।

SHANKHA शंख is produced from SAMUNDRA-MANTHAN समुन्द्र मंथन and God Vishnu accepted SHANKA for his special adornment. So SHANKHA belongs to god Vishnu भगवान विष्णु

SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS:

1. According to Vedic वैदिक science ….. As far as the SHANKHA’s शंख sound goes, it destroys the harmful micro bacteria from the atmosphere or at least makes them unconscious. (Modern science and scientists also accepted the fact)

2. According to ASTROLOGY science, SHANKHA’s शंख sound destroys the negative energy from the atmosphere.

3. Playing SHANKHA शंख regularly is beneficial in respiratory diseases like asthma अस्थमा and lever problems.

4. Playing SHANKHA शंख is equal to doing PRANAYAM (yoga) प्राणायाम योगा that saves us from the most deadly diseases like heart attack, high blood pressure, respiratory diseases, lever related problems etc.

5. Offering water to sun by the Dakshinavarti Shankha दक्षिणावर्ती शंख protect someone from the eye disorders.

6. Regular use of a SHANKHA शंख removes deafness and impediments.

7. A SHANKHA शंख contains plenty of calcium, brimstone and phosphorous in it, and when we put water in a SHANKHA शंख for a while, water becomes fragrant and sterile. That’s why this water is used in religious rituals, prayers and also sprinkled over the people.

8. SHANKHA शंख water is sprinkled over the people that protect him from the skin diseases.

9. Put GANGA WATER गंगा जल in SHANKHA शंख for the whole night and next day in the morning give it to the heart patients and the patients of diabetes to rinse with it. It will surely help.

10. According to VASTU SHASTRA वास्तु शास्त्र, having a SHANKHA शंख at home removes all the VASTU DOSH वास्तु दोष (Architectural Defects) of building.

Famous Indian Scientist JAGDISH CHANDRA BOSE जगदीश चन्द्र बोस did a lot of experiment on SHANKHA vand शंख वाद SHANKHA's शंख sound and finally he reach the conclusion that SHANKHA's शंख sound is special; through his experiments he proved many scientific and medical importance of SHANKHA शंख.