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प्रथमोद्योतः (First Chapter)
Nadiprakasam of Sankara Sen contains three chapters, the firstc hapter consisting of nine verses deals with the concept of the position of an imaginary tortoise situated in the naval region of the male and female persons and the method of examination of pulse.
Verses 1-6 discuss that all the nerves of the human body issue forth from this imaginary tortoise. All the nerves of the human body are connected with its four legs. According to this concept, the centre of the nervous system lies in the naval region, whereas modern medical science states that the centre of the nervous system lies in the brain. Besides, an imaginary number of 7,000 nerves of the body has been given in Nadiprakasam. It is impossible to identify them with the nerves of the human body on the basis of anatomy of modern medical science.
By the distinction of the existence of an imaginary tortoise in the male and female bodies, the left hand and left foot of woman and the right hand and right foot of man have been selected for the examina
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