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sa vai bhagavataḥ sākṣād
viṣṇor aṁśāṁśa-sambhavaḥ
dhanvantarir iti khyāta
āyur-veda-dṛg ijya-bhāk
Synonyms
saḥ—he; vai—indeed; bhagavatah—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sākṣāt—directly; viṣṇoḥ—of Lord Viṣṇu; amsa-amsa-sambhavah—incarnation of the plenary portion of a plenary portion; dhanvantariḥ—Dhanvantari; iti—thus; khyātaḥ—celebrated; ayuh-veda-dṛk—fully conversant in the medical science; ijya-bhāk—one of the demigods eligible to share the benefits of sacrifices. ¶
Translation
This person was Dhanvantari, a plenary portion of a plenary portion of Lord Viṣṇu. He was very conversant with the science of medicine, and as one of the demigods he was permitted to take a share in sacrifices. ¶
Purport
Śrīla Madhvācārya remarks: ¶
teṣāṁ satyāc cālanārthaṁ
harir dhanvantarir vibhuḥ
samartho ‘py asurāṇāṁ tu
sva-hastād amucat sudhām
Dhanvantari, who was carrying the jug containing nectar, was a plenary incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but although he was very strong, the asuras were able to take the jug of nectar from his hands. ¶