Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 8: The Churning of the Milk Ocean

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.34

sa vai bhagavataḥ sākṣād

viṣṇor aḿśāḿśa-sambhavaḥ

dhanvantarir iti khyāta

āyur-veda-dṛg ijya-bhāk

SYNONYMS

saḥhe; vai — indeed; bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sākṣāt — directly; viṣṇoḥ — of Lord Viṣṇu; aḿśa-aḿśa-sambhavaḥ — incarnation of the plenary portion of a plenary portion; dhanvantariḥ — Dhanvantari; iti — thus; khyātaḥ — celebrated; āyuḥ-veda-dṛk — fully conversant in the medical science; ijya-bhāk — one of the demigods eligible to share the benefits of sacrifices.

TRANSLATION

This person was Dhanvantari, a plenary portion of a plenary portion of Lord Viṣṇu. He was very conversant with the science of medicine, and as one of the demigods he was permitted to take a share in sacrifices.

PURPORT

Śrīla Madhvācārya remarks:

teṣāḿ satyāc cālanārthaḿ

harir dhanvantarir vibhuḥ

samartho 'py asurāṇāḿ tu

sva-hastād amucat sudhām

Dhanvantari, who was carrying the jug containing nectar, was a plenary incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but although he was very strong, the asuras were able to take the jug of nectar from his hands.

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