A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s8.26

v1.c23.s8.26

The divine Dhanvantari is, in general, associated with Viṣṇu. He is considered to be a part (aṃśa) of Viṣṇu, this god’s twelfth avatāra,31 or a part of Nārāyaṇa.32 He is, however, also reckoned as a disciple of Śiva.33 Dhanvantari is one of the 1,008 names of Śiva in the Mahābhārata.34 The same epic lists Dhanvantari as one of the 108 names of Sūrya, the sun god.35