Qualities of a Surgeon according to Ayurveda



According to the great Indian Surgeon, Acharya Sushruta, a surgeon must have the following six qualities;

• Shaurya: He should have enough‘Dare’ to perform surgical procedures.
• Aashukriya: He should be ‘fast acting’, both physically as well as mentally.
• Shastrataikshyanam: His instruments should be ‘sharp’enough to perform the surgical procedures.
• Swedavepathu: He ‘must not get frightened’ if there is any emergency and ‘his hands must not have tremors’due to fear.
• Asammohasha: He ‘must not become hopeless’ in case there is serious patient/emergency.

The teachings hold absolutely true in today’s era too. What a great Surgeon and scholar he was! Didn’t he?

Jai Ayurveda!!!

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