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I will narrate an incident which occurred a few years back.
जप एवं समाख्यातः प्रदक्षिणम् अथोच्यते ।
नानाविधं तद् आख्यातं अन्तर्बाह्य विभेदतः ।
लिङ्गप्रासादयोर् मध्ये श्रेष्ठाश्रेष्ठं प्रकीर्तितम् ॥
अन्तर्मण्डलशालादाव् अन्तः श्रेष्ठं प्रकीर्तितम् ।
गर्भे प्रदक्षिणं कर्तुं न शक्यं बहुदोषकृत् ॥
गर्भगेहे भवेल्लिङ्गच्छाया निर्माल्यसङ्करः ।
सोमसूत्रस्य मूलं च देवसामीप्यम् एव च
japa evaṃ samākhyātaḥ pradakṣiṇam athocyate ।
nānāvidhaṃ tad ākhyātaṃ antarbāhya vibhedataḥ ।
liṅgaprāsādayor madhye śreṣṭhāśreṣṭhaṃ prakīrtitam ॥
antarmaṇḍalaśālādāv antaḥ śreṣṭhaṃ prakīrtitam ।
garbhe pradakṣiṇaṃ kartuṃ na śakyaṃ bahudoṣakṛt ॥
garbhagehe bhavelliṅgacchāyā nirmālyasaṅkaraḥ ।
somasūtrasya mūlaṃ ca devasāmīpyam eva ca
Inspection ( 6s )
Site
Size ( estimate the dimensions first, say you will confirm it with measurement )
Shape
Surface ( smooth / irregular )
Skin changes ( Ulceration / pigmentation )
Scars
Site related ( eg. if present at the back of a patient, ask patient to push the wall )
When my guru taught me about the usage of temple bells, he quoted some paddhati śloka-s of Somaśambhu. I will share them here:
The worship of Munīśvara is widespread across India and its diaspora across the globe. As a folk deity, His references are rooted in oral tradition which is passed on verbally. As such, the history and whereabouts of this deity has myriad of versions and distortions to it.
* Spoiler Alert*
Osteoarthrosis is a degenerative disease. So the actual term is indeed osteoarthrOSIS. Osteoarthritis is always seen as a misnomer.
( latest studies show that osteoarthrosis is both degenerative and inflammatory though. Osteoarthritis is now used but remember that some senior examiners stick to osteoarthrosis. )
Details of patient. Before starting your History Of Presenting Illness ( HOPI ), mention these important points:
