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Chapter 3: Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnations

Verse 17 of 44
SB 1.3.17

धान्वन्तरं द्वादशमं त्रयोदशममेव च अपाययत्सुरानन्यान्मोहिन्या मोहयन्स्त्रिया

dhānvantaraṁ dvādaśamaṁ trayodaśamam eva ca apāyayat surān anyān mohinyā mohayan striyā

Synonyms

dhānvantaramthe incarnation of Godhead named Dhanvantari; dvādaśamamthe twelfth in the line; trayodaśamamthe thirteenth in the line; evacertainly; caand; apāyayatgave to drink; surānthe demigods; anyānothers; mohinyāby charming beauty; mohayanalluring; striyāin the form of a woman..

Translation

In the twelfth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Dhanvantari, and in the thirteenth He allured the atheists by the charming beauty of a woman and gave nectar to the demigods to drink.

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