Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
‘Information is a GEM, you don’t discover it till you discover and seek for it’ – Acharya Vagbhata
Abhyasa = fixed apply
Karma = motion, ‘therapies’ on this context
Siddhi = success
In any discipline of labor or job, fixed apply is the important thing for achievement. They’re two sides of the identical coin and so they have a form of inseparable relationship. All our actions in the direction of reaching one thing will finish on a fruitful and rewarding level once we would have always practiced to succeed in that time of end whereby glory is ready for us. Perhaps in different fields, one wants to do that always, however in medical apply, solely that a lot shouldn’t be sufficient.
The actual acid check for a doctor begins when he comes open and is uncovered to the truth of medical apply. She or he is dealing with life right here. They can’t go fallacious, they need to not! So, the medical coaching within the schools, with skilled academics throughout internship days, and dealing in clinics and medical doctors for some years with consultants in numerous fields or in a discipline the coed is focused on practising is necessary. This may give each braveness and confidence. Even after this, they need to be taught to independently apply i.e. plan and execute prescriptions and therapies below the steerage of their masters till the masters declare one to be ‘match to exit and apply’.
This could primarily be backed up by an excellent maintain on theoretical information that she or he has gained from their devoted research throughout scholar life.
A certification of completion of research in a medical science or the next diploma of specialization in a selected topic or dealing with a illness or a gold medal as a proof of excellence is not going to serve any objective if one can’t diagnose or deal with a illness correctly whereas in apply. A scholar who has competitively studied for ranks and medals however has not understood the core ideas of a medical system will fail in medical apply.
So, a poor abhyasa will result in non-attainment of karma siddhi. This reveals how a lot and the way recurrently abhyasa is required. So, one ought to by no means hurry to enterprise into medical apply till and until she or he is greater than hundred % assured that they’re able to occupy that seat of accountability.
So, success in medical apply doesn’t come really easy. It must be earned by way of dedication, ardour and fixed apply. Frequently doing the identical issues will result in perfection. Fixed apply is relevant for each research and sensible expertise. Your prescription for amavata, your measure of snehana, your technique of administering enema or the suture that you’ve got finished can be excellent and yield good outcomes solely when you’ve recurrently studied and practiced them.
This calls for your consideration in school rooms, in medical coaching, time spent with consultants within the hospitals, in and out affected person departments, operation theatres, herb gardens, pharmacies and so forth. and in addition how a lot and what number of instances you’ve had your fingers on the whole lot potential.
Due to this fact, for karma siddhi, fixed abhyasa – revisions and common apply is most important. The doctor wants each – satisfactory theoretical and sensible information, recurrently practising and updating them to excel in medical apply.
Now allow us to see what Grasp Vagbhata has to speak about this.
Ref – Ashtanga Hrdaya, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 12, verse 56 (A.Hr.Su.12/56)
Want of each theoretical and sensible information and Abhyasa: Common apply of each by a doctor to achieve Karma Siddhi – excellence in medical apply
अभ्यासात्प्राप्यते दृष्टिः कर्मसिद्धिप्रकाशिनी।
रत्नादिसदसज्ज्ञानं न शास्त्रादेव जायते॥५६॥
Acharya Vagbhata says that good sensible information and expertise may be attained solely by way of fixed, devoted Abhyasa – apply – additionally consists of revisions throughout teachers and updating the information one has already acquired.
This devoted and passionate studying, revisions and updating oneself and fixed apply of the whole lot would undoubtedly replicate the success in therapy procedures and medical apply i.e. the standing and destiny of medical apply which the doctor would bask in, within the coming days of his life. If the preliminary issues are checked i.e. good theoretical and sensible information adopted by devoted revisions, follow-ups and fixed apply, the karma siddhi i.e. success in medical actions can be fruitful, else the individual would miserably fail.
Acharya Vagbhata explains this with a gorgeous ‘gem analogy’.
He says, ‘The information of figuring out the gems, gold and different valuable stones is not going to be obtained by simply the theoretical information i.e. solely learning intensively about all of the gems on this planet i.e. one must also have a apply of dealing with the gems and valuable stones to inform which is a real one and which not!’.
The identical rule is relevant for studying sciences additionally. You’ll not obtain mastery in medical apply solely by theoretical information nor will you attain karma siddhi, till and until you’ve practiced over them always.