Dhanvantari
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Dhanvantari is the Hindu god of medicine and divine physician, revered as the source of Ayurveda and often depicted emerging from the cosmic ocean holding a pot of amrita (nectar of immortality).
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
divine physician ⓘ god of medicine ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Bhagavata Purana
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ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedText | Dhanvantari Samhita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Samudra Manthan
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ⓘ
amrita ⓘ healing ⓘ health ⓘ hospitality to the sick ⓘ longevity ⓘ nectar of immortality ⓘ removal of disease ⓘ |
| avatarOf | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consort | Padma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Kerala
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ⓘ
Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dayOfWorship | Dhanteras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Ayurveda
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ⓘ
medicine ⓘ |
| emergedDuring | Samudra Manthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | cosmic ocean ⓘ |
| emergedHolding |
nectar of immortality
ⓘ
pot of amrita ⓘ |
| festival |
Dhanteras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diwali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Dhanvantari temple in Kerala
ⓘ
Dhanvantari temple in Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holds |
chakra
ⓘ
jalauka (leech) ⓘ pot of amrita ⓘ shankha ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
crown
ⓘ
four arms ⓘ yellow garments ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| reveredAs | source of Ayurveda ⓘ |
| title |
Divine Physician
ⓘ
God of Ayurveda ⓘ |
| weapon | chakra ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Ayurvedic practitioners
ⓘ
healers ⓘ physicians ⓘ |
| worshipPurpose |
good health
ⓘ
longevity ⓘ protection from disease ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.