Acharya Prashant addresses the misconception that religious fire rituals, such as Agnihotra, can purify the environment through chemical means. He emphasizes that if a matter relates to science, medicine, or the environment, one must consult scientists and research journals rather than priests or scriptures. He argues that burning materials like ghee and cow dung produces standard combustion gases like carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, which contribute to climate change and air pollution rather than cleansing the atmosphere. He dismisses claims that such rituals saved people during the Bhopal gas tragedy as pseudo-scientific superstition often spread through unverified social media sources. The speaker clarifies that the rightful domain of religion is not materialism, oxidation, or physical health, but the study of the ego and its liberation from suffering. He asserts that any religious practice focusing on material outcomes, such as physical healing or environmental purification, is a distortion of true spirituality. He points out that even enlightened beings like Shri Krishna, Gautam Buddha, and Ramana Maharshi were subject to the laws of biology and material existence, succumbing to physical ailments and death. This proves that spiritual attainment does not grant immunity from material laws or poisonous substances. Finally, Acharya Prashant explains the authentic meaning of 'Yagya' as described by Shri Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita. He states that true Yagya is the devotion of one's actions to the Almighty, rather than the gross physical act of burning wood and ghee. He criticizes those who reduce sacred concepts to tribal superstitions, stating that such distortions show a lack of respect for religion and the teachings of Shri Krishna. He encourages the questioner to move beyond material rituals and understand religion as the internal process of ego-liberation.