The Compendium of Caraka 6.1.4.3

6.1.4.3

Whatever formulations of rejuvenatives and aphrodisiacs are recognized,
and whatever medicine there is for disorders—all that depends upon the physician.
Therefore, the wise person should worship the master of life, who is intelligent
and has crossed over the Veda, with utmost devotion, as the lord of the gods worshipped the Aśvins.
The Aśvins are traditionally remembered as the physicians of the gods and bearers of the sacrifice;
for the head of the sacrifice was severed, and by the two of them it was put back together.
The teeth of Pūṣan were shattered, and the eyes of Bhaga were lost,
and the stiffness of the arm of the Wielder of the Thunderbolt was treated by those two alone.
And the cold-rayed moon, seized by royal consumption,
was treated, and Chandra, fallen from Soma, was made happy once again by the two.
Bhārgava Cyavana, lustful and grown old, had undergone transformation
and was stripped of complexion and voice; he was made young again by the two.
By these and many other deeds, the two best of physicians
became exceedingly worthy of worship by the great-souled [gods] headed by Indra.
Portions, hymns, mantras, and various offerings of oblations,
as well as tawny-colored animal offerings, are prepared for the two of them by the twice-born.
And at the morning pressing, Śakra drinks the soma together with the two Aśvins;
and at the Sautrāmaṇī, the Blessed One rejoices with the Aśvins.
Indra, Agni, and the Aśvins are praised above all by the twice-born;
for in the Vedic words, other deities are not praised in such a manner.
If the Aśvins are thus worshipped as physicians by the unaging, immortal,
steadfast gods together with their overlord, with self-restraint,
how much more should physicians be worshipped with utmost devotion by mortals,
who are subject to death, disease, and old age, mostly filled with misery, and seeking happiness?
A twice-born man of good character, intelligent, attentive, who has mastered the scriptures,
should be worshipped by living beings like a guru, for he is remembered as the master of life.
Upon the completion of learning, the physician's second birth is spoken of;
for one obtains the title of 'physician' [by education], not by previous birth.