Lord Dhanwantari

 

courtesy: Sri.GRR Rao

 

         Shree Dhanvanthari Jayanthi

    (Kartheeka Krishna Dwadashyam)         

                          22.11.11

 

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Dhanwantari is the physican of the gods, the promulgator of the Ayurveda.Dhanwantari arose at the time of the churning of the ocean of milk, holding the cup of Amrita, the life-giving elixir.

 

He also carried the Jalooka (leech, used by Ayurvedic practitioners for blood letting) and the Vaishnava symbols like Srichakra and Shankha. To some he is really an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

 

Dhanwantari was also born as a king of Benares, who brought medical science to the world. Images of Dhanwantari are often found in the shrines of Ayurvedic docters. He is also considered as a great surgeon who taught Ayurvedic surgery to Susrutha, the father of Ayurvedic surgery.

 

Birth day celebraton of Lord Dhanavantari, the God of health, healing and cure, is celebrated with great enthusiasm and happy environment, by the practitioners of the Ayurveda every year, day before yesterday on DHAN TERAS, two days before DEEPAWALI, the Hindu festival of Lights.

 

It is said that Lord Dhanawantary is the elder brother of Goddess LAXAMI, the goddess of wealth and in the Samudra Manthan, Lord Dhanvantari appeared with the keeping AMRIT POT, SHANKHA,CHAKRRA and JALAUKA each one in his four hands.

 

The best chanting Mantra of Dhanvantari is:

NAMANI DHANAWANTARY MAADIDEWAM, SAURASURAIR VANDIT PAD PADMAM,

LOKE JARA RUGBHAY MRITYU NASAHAM, DATARMEESHAM VIVIDHAUSHADHINAM,

 

that means "O Lord Dhanvantary, I bestow before you, in which all gods are consisting.

Your Lotus like feet is worshipped both by the Shaitan/ Asur[Bad man] and good qualities man [Saintly man].

 

You have power to keep away the people of this world from Miseries, diseases, ailments, Oldness, fear of diseases. O God, give me many medicine and medicinal tactics to cure the sick huminity.

 

Some other mantras are :

· Shankham chakramuparyadhashcha karyordivyaushidham dakshine,

Vamenanyakaren sambhratsudhakumbham jalaukavalim

 

 

In North India side, no permanent temple is established for LORD

DHANVANTARI.

 

The reason is yet not known,

 

But in VARANASEY SANSAKRIT VISHVAVIDYALAYA, VARANASI

Uttar Pradesh State, one statue of Lord Dhanvantari is present in the Museum of the University.

 

One Big and one small statue is in the head-quarter of the Central council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha at New Delhi.

 

One big statue is inside the premises of Ayurveda Maha Sammelan office, Dhanawantari Bhawan at New Delhi.

 

However in South India,

 

in KERALA State and in TAMILNADU STATE,some temples of Lord Dhanvantari is present.

 

The Temples of Lord Dhanvantari in India

 

In Tamilnadu, in the courtyard of SHRI RANGAM SWAMI TEMPLE, here is one Dhanvantari Temple inside, where daily worshipping of the god is performed according to tradition.

 

The Temple and the Pratima {statue]is very old. Before this Temple , there is an 'Ingraved Stone' stands, which is believed to be round about 12th Century.

 

The writing of the ingraved stone containing the details that Garud Vahan Bhattar who was a great AYURVEDIC PHYSICIAN, established this statue inside the temple.

As a 'Prasad' or 'Teerth', a decoction of the herbs is given to the visitors.

 

Peoples worship the lord for cure of their ailments.

 

Similarly another Temple is in the KANCHIPURAM'S VARDARAJSWAMI TEMPLE. Inside this temple, a Dhanvantari Temple is present.

 

Some Statues of Lord Dhanawantary is in the Collection of THE ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA MUSEUM.

 

The biggest, beautiful and great Temple is in the KERALA STATE in Nelluvayi.

 

Nelluvayi is situated in between Palakkad and Trishur and is away 15 Kilometers from Vadkanchery.

 

The main Lord of this Temple is Dhanvantri.

 

From very remote areas and remote places of the country, the sick and ailed peoples come here,stay for weeks and months, serve the Lord and when get cured, returns to their native places. In this temple, people chanting these two mantras:

 

· ACHYUTANANTGOVIND VISHNO NARAYANAMRAT,

ROGAN ME NASHYASHESHANASHU DHANAVANTAREY HARE

 

and

 

· VISHNOH KRISHNA JANARDNACHYUT HARE NARAYAN SHRIPATE ,

VAIKUNTHAMRATRAMKESHAVMUKUNDANAND DAMODRAH // SHAUREMADHAVPADMANABHA

BHAGAVAN GOVIND DHANAVANTARE, ROGAN ME NITRAM NIVARYATU TE NAMAMRATAM

SAMPRATAM

 

 

It is believed by the sick person that by visiting, seeing and worshiping Lord Dhanavantary inside the Temple, they will be certainly get cure /relived from their ailments and diseases.

 

A large number of visitors every day visits to these temples.

In North India side, only the Ayurvedic Practitioners, worship Lord Dhanavantary Photo, keeping inside their clinic.

 

Ashta Vaidya of Kerala

 

 

In Kerala, an Indian State, the family of "Ashta Vaidya" is very famous and traditionally are providing Ayurvedic and Siddha treatment to the sick. The forefathers of these Asta vaidyas are still today serving in the same manner as it was centuries ago.

 

This family have a familiar tradition of worshipping Lord Dhanvantari for centuries in the same way. Some family members have built temples inside their home, while some have built proper Temples and thus worshipping Lord Dhanwantari.

 

 

Near Kotakkalat Pulamantol village, here is a family of ASHTA VAIDYA. This family have a temple of Lord Dhanvantari. Vaidya Madam is near to Vadakkancheri. Hear the Ashta Vaidya Matra dattan have a statue of Dhanvantri, made of mixture of five metals.

 

 

In Trishura's Perungva, a big temple is here built by Ashta vaidya. The Ashta Vaidya families are in the

following places.

 

1- Aalyittur 2- Kuttancheri 3- Taikkad 4- Vayaskara 5- Vellod 6- Chirattaman.

 

 

It seems that tradition of Lord Dhanwantri worshpping is regularly persisting in the families to families in Kerala.