Overview

The University aims to further the understanding of the Ancient Knowledge from the Rishi tradition that is currently forgotten and inaccessible. This understanding will help us meet the challenges of the current era like ecological imbalances, physical and mental health problems, cultural devaluation, collapse of the family system, etc as also advance the human understanding of nature and its forces. The University will also collaborate with its sister institute, "Brahmavarchas Shodh Sansthan" towards these objectives. The research activity at the University will be carried through the following centers.

Ayurvedic Research Center and Hospital: Conduct experiments on rare herbs and medicinal plants, and their effects on human beings. This center will also host a 200 bed hospital. Along with ayurvedic treatment, the hospital will also perform Prana Chikitsa (Treatment through Vital Energy), Prakratic Chiktsa (Treatment through nature), Surya Chikitsa (Treatment through solar energy), Mantra Chikitsa (Treatment through Mantras) and Mansik Chikitsa (Treatment through mental healing)

Astrology Research Center: This center will impart education and perform research on mathematics and prediction science based on the ancient knowledge of astrology. The center will investigate the positions of stars and planets and their effects on the human life. This will also host a powerful telescope atop a 90 feet high tower.

Meditation and Mantra Science Research Center: Humans maintain their mental balance, keep their goals clear, use their hidden latent and sublimen energies for the betterment of society and humankind, this will be aim of the research being carried out at this center.

Yagna Science Research Center: Founders of Gayatri Pariwar (Vedmurti Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya and Mata Bhagvati Devi Sharma) had started the Mission of Yagna for providing global outreach to the Divine Indian culture. Besides purifying the environment, yagnas help in mental and physical growth of a human being. With this aim, this center would conduct research on the various effects of yagna, For this purpose all the students and staff will participate in daily yagna in the center compound. The center will also investigate the effect of matras and herbs (used in the yagnas) on human health and treatment of various diseases.

Publications

• Development of Co-operative and Competitive Motives as a Result of Spiritual Ecological Exposure
  Pragya Rana, Psychology Department      Download: [pdf]
  
  The present investigation is an attempt to study the impact of spiritual ecological exposure upon the development of co-operative and competitive motives among school going children. The sample consisted of 97 students studying in Gayatri Vidyapeeth, Shantikunj Haridwar and other institutions. The results show that the students of Gayatri Vidyapeeth, who live in spiritual surroundings, are more cooperative in comparison to the students studying in other institutions.

• Effect of Nadi Shodhan Pranayama on Forced Vital Capacity of the Lung

  Rachna Sirohi, Yoga Department             Download: [pdf]

   

  The present investigation was undertaken to study the effect of Nadi Shodhan Pranayama on Forced Vital Capacity, which is an index of vital lung capacity. The study was conducted at Brahmavarchas Shodha Sansthan, Shantikunj Haridwar.The total sample consisted of 30 male participants in the age group of 20-40 yrs. They were divided into 2 groups, 20 subjects were assigned randomly to experimental group and 10 were assigned to control group. The results indicate that Nadi Shodhan Pranayama significantly improves the vital lung capacity of individuals.

Brahmavarchas Shodh Sansthan was established at Haridwar on the banks of river Ganga on the Gaytri Jayanti of 1979. It is about half a Kilometer from Shantikunj. Its aim is to present scriptural writings and suppositions in relation to the scientific disciplines of today and to project out an alternative system of medicine utilizing totally harmless herbal plants after comprehensive scientific studies on healthy and ill human subjects.

There is a Photochemistry and Gas Analysis wing in the research laboratory to assess the efficacy of the various uses of plant ingredients. The purpose is to know as to what is their raw material content in the beginning and what is left after they have been fumigated. The Sadhaks are asked to inhale the medicated fumes. The ash left over after the process is also of medicinal value. At present, these effects are being monitored only on healthy persons living for a prescribed period in the Shantikunj Ashram campus.

There is also a Psychometry lab to analyze the various Psychological parameters. These tell about the aptitude, learning potentials and the personality make up of the subject. The case is then followed up at monthly intervals. During this process the subject under goes thorough treatment with herbal preparations, self-imposed diet restrictions and the Sadhna process of Anusthan. The various parameters tell the progress of changes.

A Sound Therapy lab uses the Oscilloscope to display the various sound patterns of Veda Mantras. Sophisticated tests of coherent and in- coherent Mantra Recitals are done here and the changes in blood chemistry (especially the hormones) and other body parameter are noted correspondingly.

A modern Astronomical observatory has been erected at Gayatri Nagar near Brahmavarchas Shodh Sansthan and a large herb garden has been planned, where, rare and common, about 300 varieties of herbs have been grown. The purpose is to provide herbs for research work at Brahmavarchas Shodh Sansthan and also to propagate selected 24 plants in the mass by a "Bare footed doctor scheme". About 2400 sub-centers are already active in the field through which the scheme is being propagated.

More information on Brahmavarchas Shodh Sansthan can be found here.