Dhanvantari
Dhanvantari ( Sanskrit धन्वन्तरि dhanvantari ) is considered in Hindu mythology as the doctor of the gods and the origin of all healing arts.
In one version of the tradition, Indra sent him to earth, where he was born the son of a king in Kashi ( Varanasi , formerly Benares). The well-known myth of the Milky Ocean, on the other hand, reports on its appearance from the primordial sea. But even the oldest Hindu scriptures, the Vedas , mention Dhanvantari, which is associated with herbs and medicine. The Puranas , ancient writings about the gods, describe him as the incarnation of Vishnu . Especially followers of ancient Indian medicine, Ayurveda , regard him as their patron god. His veneration is mostly limited to the south of India, in the north there are no Dhanvantari temples.
iconography
Pictures show Dhanvantari as a handsome young man, dressed in yellow, "strong as a lion", sometimes shown with two hands, often like Vishnu with four. In any case he holds the pot with the immortality potion Amrita in one hand, often herbs in the other. The other attributes can change, conch, discus, often leeches.
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- ↑ Bhagavatam 9.17.4, see ( Memento of the original dated September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
