“अवयवदान:जगण्याची नवी आशा”

“न भुप्रदानं न सुवर्णदानं, न गोप्रदानं न तथानन्नदानम्

यथा वदन्तीह महाप्रदान सर्वेषु दानेष्वभयप्रदानम्” ||

 

अर्थात भूदान नाही, सुवर्णदान नाही, गोदान नाही तसेच अन्नदानही नाही, या सर्वदानापेक्षा अभयदान (जीवनदान) सर्वात श्रेष्ठ आहे.

 

Daan comes third in Ten Niyamas. “Of all the things that it is possible to donate your own body is indefinitely more worthwhile.” According to dharma (righteous living) life after death is a strong belief of Hindus and is an ongoing process of rebirth. The law of karma decides which way the soul will go in the next life. Organ donation is an integral part of Hindu way of life as guided by vedas.

Organ donation and transplantation is a surgical process to replace a failing organ with a healthy one from someone who does not need it. It is usually volunteered or the family decides.

मानवी शरीर हे पंचतत्वाने बनलेले आहे व मरणोत्तर ते पंचतत्वातच विलीन व्हायला हवे असे बाळकडू प्रत्येक घरात दिले जाते. पण हा समाज मान्य गैरसमज नाही काय? आपली पुराणं, वेद व मोठाले ग्रंथ काय म्हणतात ?



Manusmruti

The Bhagwatgeeta describes the mortal body to immortal soul in simple way.

“वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानी गृहाति नरोऽपराणी |

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देहि ”||

(Chapter 2.22)

 

“As a person puts a new garment giving up the old ones,the soul similarly accepts new material bodies giving up the old and useless one”Organ donation and transplantation gives a ray to hope of new life, it’s a life saving gift, it gives chance to walk again, to see this beautiful world with newer dreams insight .Give healthy heart beat, empower transplant patients to back in life and experience again the  most important moments of life.

अवयवदान व प्रत्यारोपण एका मरणसप्पंन व्यक्तीला जीवनदान देते .हे शरीर मृत्युपश्चात नष्ट होते व अवयवरूपी जिवंत राहायचे  असेल तर अवयवदान हा एकच उपाय आहे. मृत्युपश्चात एक देह आठ जणांच्या आयुष्याची प्राणज्योत तेववु शकतो व ७५ लोकांचा जीवन सुधारू शकतो.पण अवयवदानविषयी  जनजागृती आजतागायत तरी फारशी नसल्याने हजारो रुग्ण अजूनही प्रतिक्षेत आहेत. तसे पाहिले तर पुराण काळापासून अवयवदान व अवयव प्रत्यारोपण चालत आलेले आहे. देवही यातून चुकलेले नाही.

Indian mythology effortlessly weaves our ancient culture, tradition, science and technology.

 

Lord Ganesha became first human in history to receive an organ transplant. Ganesha’s birth can be considered as origin of modern day organ transplant concept. Indian mythology and puranas has many such stories that touch upon the concept of organ donation and transplantation.

Devi Sati jumped in fire after insult of Lord Shiva by Prajapati Daksh and sacrifice her life, Lord Shiva beheads his father in law, Daksh. Later on he obliged and transplants a goat head on the Prajapati Daksh.

Same, even the present day bovine pericardium is used to replace diseased human heart valves. Research on xeno transplant using porcine kidneys is ongoing.

Karna, a great warrior and generous donor popularly known as danveer Karna donated his kawach kundal, his own body part by birth to God Indra.

Kannapa, a hunter, out of pure devotion gave his own left eye to replace bleeding eyes of Shiv Lingam.

Rishi Dadhichi gave his life so that his bones could be used to fashion Vajra, the thunderbolt weapon of Indra.

Ashwasthama it is still believe that he is alive, immortal. May be he is alive, through his organs! Who knows….? Taking rebirth again and again by organ donation.

Yayati : World’s first ever recorded male organ transplant was in Adi Parva of Mahabharata and Bhagwat Puran. Yayati, ancestor of Pandavas cursed by Guru Shukracharya and lost his youth and became old in young age. His son Puru gave his youth to his father Yayati. This was actually male organ and testicles transplant (Interchange) done successfully between father and son.

Jagannath Puri, Chardham, it is said that the heart of Lord Krishna is transplanted in Jagannath idol and still beating. After death of Lord Krishna, his last rites were performed by Arjuna. Everything was burned except his heart, in the form of devine Neelmadhav which was planted in Lord Jagannath idol and every 12 hours it is transplanted to new idol. This is how Lord Krishna is still alive and blessing us for ever

So many more…………………………………….!

Thus donation in any form is to be encouraged and considered beneficial not just for donor but also for his entire family.You can donate not only eyes and kidney but Liver, Heart, Lungs, Pancreas, Intestines and save eight lifes by four types of donations. Live donation, Deceased donation, Tissue donation and Paediatric donation. One registered donor can save eight lives and improve 75 persons quality of life. We can donate bones, tendons, cartilage, skin, heart valves, etc. 13 August is declared as Organ Donation Day.

The awareness about organ donation is done  enormiously by Government of India, State Government, Medical Education Department by various programs by various means.

 

I am pledged donor, my mother and daughter too: Three generations of our family.

May I request you to all ………………….!

“Donate Organ, live life and save life”

करा अवयवदान स्वच्छेने

स्वतः जगण्यासाठी प्रत्येक जन्मी !

व इतराना जगविण्यासाठी या जन्मी !

हे दान म्हणजे सर्वश्रेष्ठदान 

याच्या दानाने होते पुण्यकर्म

आपल्या हातुन घडते सत्कर्म

अनंताच्या पलिकडे जाउनही अस्तित्व उरावं

मरावं परी अवयवरूपी उरावं !

 

Dr.Shital Dalal

Associate Professor ,

Dept of Anaesthesiology,IGGMC,Nagpur