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Mera Asia Mahan 2: The Doctor's Emblem 'The staff with Two Snakes'

Dr KK Aggarwal, 11 September 2019
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Should doctors be using the first aid Red Cross sign? This controversy has brought about the need to understand the deeper meaning behind the doctors’ own emblem.Doctors are required to use emblem of a staff with 2 snakes entwined.The emblem has much deeper meaning and is the perfect reminder of well-being. Most medical associations world over use a modification of the emblem: the comp...

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Dr Girish Pathak

Please post photo of doctors emblem in your post

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Dr Narsing Padhi

The erudition of Padmashree K.K. Ji is beyond question. A complete Indian interpretation of a Greek symbol is a masterly Act. I feel that if we could adopt the symbol of Aswini with two horse heads facing each other with a rising sun in between can well be adopted by Indian Physician’s, of both Ayush and modern medicine, it would be more appropriate. And yes, our esteemed past president of IMA can give an equally convincing interpretation!

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Dr VIRNA MISRA

I knew the snake meant ill..I also know it takes 2 to tango...our very own padmashri..Dr k k aggarwal has done the needful here.

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Dr Raji Viswan

Well explained.

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Dr Anand Kamat

Common man knows RED PLUS = Dr.

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Dr Dharmendra kumar Dewan

Very thoughtful. Please also share mythological references stating wings or other snake as representing parasympathetic ( unmenifest consciousness) etc..and similar other similarities explained above so as to add evidence. Thnx

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Dr Tarika Jain

Nice expalanation

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Mera Asia Mahan 2: The Doctor's Emblem 'The staff with Two Snakes'

Dr KK Aggarwal, 11 September 2019
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Should doctors be using the first aid Red Cross sign? This controversy has brought about the need to understand the deeper meaning behind the doctors’ own emblem.

Doctors are required to use emblem of a staff with 2 snakes entwined.

The emblem has much deeper meaning and is the perfect reminder of well-being. Most medical associations world over use a modification of the emblem: the compulsory triad of a staff, one or two snakes and another object to represent well-being, which can be a candle, lamp (diya), wings, birds, or a kalash (urn), etc.

The emblem represents a state of wellness representing oneness in the Body, Mind and the Consciousness.

The rod or the staff represents the body (erect or healthy), the two snakes represent the duality of mind (wavering mind or the sympathetic state of the mind) and the wings (two wings, the birds, the lamp) signify the unmanifest consciousness (or the parasympathetic state of mind).

For wellness, we need a union of physical, social and mental well-being.

A single snake signifies uncontrolled mind and a disease.

The ambulance emblem is a staff with a single snake without the wings. Absence of wings means no well-being and hence a sick person.

Single snake when used representing wellness is a Sheshnag (kobra snake, Shiva’s neck, Vishnu) with the hood turned inwards and not outwards (meaning ego under control).

Remember, two snakes indicate a balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.

Only in a parasympathetic state of mind, can one acquire inner well-being.

Dr KK Aggarwal

Padma Shri Awardee

President Elect Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania (CMAAO)

Group Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications

President Heart Care Foundation of India

Past National President IMA

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