dHaNvaNtaRi - vAidyo nArAyaNo hariH
dHaNvaNtaRi > vAidyo nArAyaNo hariH! ( वैद्यो नारायणो हरिः ವೈದ್ಯೋ ನಾರಾಯಣೋ ಹರಿ :) https://archive.org/details/dhanvanthari-the-vaidyo-narayano-harih WHO IS DHANVANTARI? DHANVANTARI is one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu that we come across in several Puranas viz. Bhagavatha Purana, HariVamsa Purana, Brahma Purana etc... Dhanvantari incarnation is purported to have taken place twice; in Chakshusha Manvanthara and in Vaivasvatha Manvanthara; In Chakshusha Manvanthar Lord Vishnu was born in Chandra Vamsa as son of KaAsi Raaja by name DHANVA and hence called as DHANVANTARI the Aayurveda Pravartaka; In Vaivasvatha Manvanthara pradurbhava of DHANVANTARI took place during Ksheera saAgara Mathana; when He emerged out carrying Amrutha Kalasha; According to SushRutha Samhita, etymologically the word DHANVANTARI is derived from.... > Dhanu = science of (extracting) arrows ie.,Shalya Shastra ie. Surgery; > Anta = End; > Dhanu + Anta = Dhanvanta = the end...