← Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1962)

Chapter 3: Description of Incarnations of Godhead

Verse 17 of 44
SB 1.3.17

dhānvantaraṁ dvādaśamaṁ trayodaśamam eva ca apāyayat surān anyān mohinyā mohayan striyā

Synonyms

dhānvantaramof the name incarnation of Godhead; dvādaśamamthe twelth in the line; trayodaśamamthe thirteenth in the line; evacertainly; caand; apāyayatgave for drinking; surānthe demigods; anyānothers; mohinyāby charming beauty; mohayanalluring; striyāin the form of a woman.

Translation

In the twelfth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Dhanwantari and in thirteenth in the line He allured the atheist by charming beauty of a woman and gave for drinking the nectarine to the demigods.

Verse 17 of 44
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