A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.8
A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.8
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v1.c23.8
Brahmā was the first to promulgate āyurveda; from him Prajāpati learnt it, from Prajāpati the Aśvins, from the Aśvins Indra, from Indra myself (i.e., Dhanvantari) (1.20). A verse follows, in which Dhanvantari, who calls himself Ādideva,¹⁰ announces to have appeared on the earth in order to teach surgery, as well as the other branches of medical science (1.21).