GOD'S OF AYURVEDA
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| Dhanwantary God |
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| Chyavana Maharshi |
Dhanvantary , an avatar of Lord Vishnu is the God
of Ayurveda. According to hindhu legends dhanwantary appeared with a pot of
amrit , Ayurvedic text , herbs , and a conch in his four arms when the sagar
was churned by Devas and Asuras on either sides with mandara mountain as the
axis and the great serpent (snake) vasuki as the rope.
Ayurveda is described as a divine origin. Many
different sources tell about different gods and people about the origin of
Ayurveda. There is confusion about Dhanwantary as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu
or a group of gods who transcribed the knowledge of life to humankind. A story
tells Lord Dhanwantary appeared from the ocean with a pot of divine nectar of
immortality, while the gods and demons were churning the ocean of palazhi .
This story undermines Dhanwantary as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, because
Lord Vishnu was in the form of a tortoise supporting the mandara Mountain ,
which was used to churn the ocean.
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