[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v2.c7.s3.69 # The Purana Index v2.c7.s3.69 The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s3.69 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c7.s3.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.69) \*Dhantantari\* (I)—an avatar of Viṣṇu, a son of Dīrghatapas, the originator of the Āyurveda, and the father of Ketuman¹ According to one account he appeared during the Amṛtamathana, when Hari called Dh Abja (Aja-Vā P) - [Previous: v2.c7.s3.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.68) - [Next: v2.c7.s3.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.70) - [Up: v2.c7.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.69) · Pramāṇa