A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.118

v3.c47.118

Pālakāpya is a legendary figure, described as the son of the sage Sāmagāyana and a female elephant which drank the sage's urine, mixed with his semen. 696 The descriptions of Pālakāpya resemble those of Ātreya Punarvasu in the Carakasaṃhitā. 697 Pālakāpya is sometimes accepted as an incarnation of Dhanvantari. 698 His hermitage was situated on the banks of the river Lauhitya. 699