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SB 1.3.17

Devanāgarī

धान्वन्तरं द्वादशमं त्रयोदशममेव च । अपाययत्सुरानन्यान्मोहिन्या मोहयन् स्त्रिया ॥ १७ ॥

Text

dhānvantaraṁ dvādaśamaṁ trayodaśamam eva ca apāyayat surān anyān mohinyā mohayan striyā

Synonyms

dhānvantaram—the incarnation of Godhead named Dhanvantari;dvādaśamam—the twelfth in the line;trayodaśamam—the thirteenth in the line;eva—certainly;ca—and;apāyayat—gave to drink;surān—the demigods;anyān—others;mohinyā—by charming beauty;mohayan—alluring;striyā—in 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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