Person · Puranic divine physician · India
Dhanvantari
Also known as Dhanwantari
Dhanvantari, the physician of the devas in the Puranas, said to have emerged from the churning of the ocean (samudra manthan) bearing the pot of amṛta. The Agni Purāṇa, the Garuḍa Purāṇa and the Harivaṃśa name him as the first teacher of Āyurveda, with Divodāsa the king of Kāśī as his royal pupil. Sushruta identifies himself in the Suśruta Saṃhitā as a student of Divodāsa Dhanvantari at Vārāṇasī. Dhanvantari is worshipped on Dhanteras, the first day of Diwali, and is the deity of the National Institute of Āyurveda, Jaipur, and of the Dhanvantari Mantra chanted at the start of Āyurvedic treatments.
- Periods
- Classical and Puranic Age
- Function
- Science & medicine
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
Connections (2)
- Associated withKāshī / Vārānasī / Banāras
The Dhanvantari-Divodāsa lineage of Āyurveda is placed at Kāśī / Vārāṇasī.
- Student ofSushruta
Sushruta identifies himself in the Suśruta Saṃhitā as a student of Divodāsa Dhanvantari at Vārāṇasī.
On these journeys
Sources
Standard reference.
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