Shankh or conch is considered a gift of the ocean and was one of the 14 ratnas produced during the Samudra Manthan — the legendary churning of the ocean. From here we got everything.
Even if one does not blow the shankh, and puts it to his/her ear, a definite vibration or sound can be heard. This is the sound of Om. A symbol of Lord Vishnu, the shankh, when blown, its sound is known to dispel negative energy. It also declares the victory of good over evil and hence was used as a war trumpet in earlier times. Interestingly, the sound of every shankh is different and in olden days warriors were recognised by the sound of their shankh.
Lord Krishna is believed to have blown the Panchjanya Shankh before the commencement of the Mahabharata War, declaring in the beginning itself that the opponents would lose. Arjun’s shankh was called Devdutt. Negativity is repelled by the dhwani (sound) of the conch. It is held firmly between the palms and depending on the level of sadhna of the blower, energy or prana is emitted.
During the course of the experiment, a group of German scientists found that diseases like cholera, plague and thyroid cannot survive in an environment where the shankh is blown regularly. Moreover, the sound actually helps in alleviating these diseases. The science in the Vedas needs to be explored more, most of the modern man’s maladies would find cures here.
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