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Dhanwanthari Temple
- Prayikkara,Kerala
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Overview
The Dhanvanthari Temple is located in Kerala.
About The Deity
Dhanvanthari is the God of health, healing and cure and is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He appears in the Vedas and Puranas as a physician of the gods and the God of Ayurvedic medicine. Dhanvantari is depicted with four hands, holding Shanka(caunch),Chakra(disc), Jaluka and Amruta Kalasa. The Puranas state that Dhanavantari emerged from the 'Ocean of Milk' or Ksheerasagara and appeared with the pot of nectar during the story of the Samudra Madhana whilst the ocean was being churned using the Mandara mountain. After this event another avatar, Mohini, appears and takes the nectar back from the Asuras.
Accessibility
There are no regular flights from other major cities of the country to Mavelikkara. The nearest airport is in Trivandrum. Mavelikkara is well connected to other major cities of the country via regular trains and roadways.
Temple Address
Dhanwanthari Temple
Prayikkara,
Mavelikara ,
Kerala.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- Cure ailments
Shlokas
Achutham Keyshavam Rama Narayanam Krishna Damodaram Vasudevam Harim Shridharam Madhavam Gopika Vallabham Janaki Nayakam Ramachandram Bhajey
Meaning -Oh Lord who cannot be perished, who also has names like Keshava, Rama, Damodara, Narayana, Sridhara, Madhava, Krishna, Ramachandra the beloved of Janaki, let me say your name regularly.
Vasudeva Sutham Devam Kamsa Chanoora Mardhanam Devaki Paramanandham Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum
Meaning -I bow to you O Krishna, the ultimate guru, Devaki and Vasudeva's son, and the destroyer of Kamsa and Chanur.
Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram Nayanam Madhuram Hasitam Madhuram Hridayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram Mathuraa Dhipate Rakhilam Madhuram
Meaning -Meaning - Sweet are Your lips, sweet is Your face, sweet are Your eyes, sweet is Your smile, sweet is Your heart, sweet is Your gait, O Lord of Mathura, everything about You is sweet.
Alokya Mathur Mukha Madarena Sthanyam Pibantham Saraseeruhaksham Sachinmayam Devam Anantha Roopam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Meaning -I think of this Balamukundan as the one who looks lovingly at his mother's face while taking milk from her, who has eyes similar to the red lotus, who is the embodiment of truth and intelligence and other forms.