[INDOLOGY] dhanvantari

[Nagaraj Paturi]

Thanks, Krishnaprasad-ji.

Though the mantra does not have the word Dhanvantari, the traditional
prologue to it establishes that it has been being taken as referring to
Dhanvantari by tradition insiders.




On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Krishnaprasad G <
krishnaprasadah.g at gmail.com> wrote:

> In tradition there is a practice of sacrificing for Dhanvantari with this
> below Mantra and even Viniyoga says it's devatA is Dhanvantari
> Please see the attachment
>
> अ॒यं मॆ॒ हस्तॊ॒ भग॑वान॒यं मॆ॒ भग॑वत्तरः ।
> अ॒यं मॆ॑ वि॒श्वभॆ॑षजॊ॒ऽयं शि॒वाभि॑मर्शनः ॥ १०.६१.१२ ॥
>
> On 20-Sep-2017 9:13 AM, "Nagaraj Paturi via INDOLOGY" <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> Encyclopaedia of Indian Medicine: Historical perspective
>>
>> By Saligrama Krishna Ramachandra Rao
>>
>> available here
>> <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=QRvzRGn9QqkC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=Dhanvantari+is+mentioned+in&source=bl&ots=qot5hB0nIl&sig=lOdfdTTdPVBLYo2BZKpM6_Uf8DE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6ieHM5bLWAhWBQo8KHWexAhoQ6AEIVTAH#v=onepage&q=Dhanvantari%20is%20mentioned%20in&f=false> to
>> read
>>
>> has an entry on Dhanvantari at pages 52-54.
>>
>> As per this, Dhanvantari is not directly mentioned in the Vedas. The
>> earliest mention is in Mahabharata Adi 1140.
>>
>> Sharing a snapshot of the relevant page.
>>
>> I said in an earlier post on a similar topic,
>>
>> "The word 'Vedic' is not always used in the sense of ' as in Vedas'. The
>> word is quite often used in the sense of 'belonging to the lineage of the
>> cultural/textual complex of which the Vedas are (of course, vital)
>> part. From the insider's point of view , Vaidika is Veda- aviruddha,
>> Veda-anuroopa, Veda-anusaari etc. not necessarily Vedochcharita/Vedas'ruta.
>> "
>>
>> The references provided in the pages 52-54 of this book establish that
>> Dhanvantari is  Vedic as per the perspective mentioned above in my words.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Do you mean, is Dhanvantari mentioned in the Vedas or mentioned in
>>> Sanskrit literature that was composed later to the date of the latest hymn
>>> of the Veda?
>>>
>>> The word 'Vedic' literature can mean different things in different
>>> contexts.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 5:52 AM, patrick mccartney via INDOLOGY <
>>> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Could someone please enlighten me as to when Dhanvantari is first
>>>> mentioned, specifically whether this is within vedic or post-vedic
>>>> literature.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>> Nagaraj Paturi
>>>
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>>>
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>>
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>> Nagaraj Paturi
>>
>> Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
>>
>>
>> BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra
>>
>> BoS, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, Veliyanad, Kerala
>>
>> Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies
>>
>> FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,
>>
>> (Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA )
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Nagaraj Paturi

Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.


BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra

BoS, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, Veliyanad, Kerala

Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies

FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,

(Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA )


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