3.17

TEXT No. 17

TEXT

Dhanwantaram dwadashamam trayodasham eva cha

Apayayat suran anyan mohinya mohayan stria.

ENGLISH SYNONYMS

Dhanwantaram-of the name incarnation of Godhead, Dwadashamum-the twelfth in the line, Trayodasham-the thirteenth in the line, Eva-certainly, Cha-and, Apayayat-gave for drinking, Suran-the demigods, Anyan-others, Mohinya-by charming beauty, Mohayan-alluring, Stria-in 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.

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