A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s8.16

v1.c23.s8.16

The Suśrutasaṃhitā refers to Dhanvantari, who was born again as Divodāsa, King of Kāśī,¹⁴ as Ādideva (Sū.1.21) and amaravara (Sū.1.3); he is regarded as identical with the Dhanvantari who arose from the churning of the Milky Ocean (Ni.1.3; U.39.3).¹⁵