Post on 04-Aug-2021
Srikantha Perumal of Hedathale
Pearls of Wisdom
Acknowledgements Dr.C R Ramaswamy Mama
My Sister Smt.Jayashree Muralidharan ,USA
Pearl Strand – I
Pearl : 2
Vaidhya Devathas. On 21st May Sriman Haresh (Singapore) presently in Mumbai came to Bangalore for darshan of H H
Ranga Priya Swami. He was to undergo micro‐surgery at Manipal Hospital. Swami blessed him and
then gave a small discourse on Vaidhya Devathas. Swami told 1) Dhanvanthri,
2)Vaidhyanatheshwara, 3)Suryanarayanan, 4)Ashwini Kumaras and Vayu are Vaidhya Devathas. So
there are Pancha Vaidya Devathas.
Dhanvanthri
Suryanarayanan
Ashwini Kumaras
Vayu
Then swami told the sloka "Arogyam Bhaskaradithya Cha", meaning, Surya takes care of Arogya, then
the next quote swami gave was "Bhishaktamam tva Bhishajam" The meaning here is You
(Dhanvantari bhagavAn) are the best physician among the physicians ‐ that He is Vaidyaraja.
Dhanvanthri is the avatharam of Maha vishnu for Vaidya. Then swami told Ashwini Devathas are
Surya Putras, Suryan looks after Arogya hence his sons also take care of Health. Then Swami quoted
Vishnu Shahasnamam "Vedyo Vaidya sada yogi and another sloka "Nirvanam Beshajam Beshag" Then
swami told Beshajam means Medicine and Beshag means person who gives medicine. With this quote
swAmi blessed Haresh and finished the small discourse.
This is the second Pearl in the beautiful strand of Pearls
I am sure we will get more pearls in "Pearls of Wisdom"
Sri Rangapriya Swamigal Thiruvadigale Sharanam.
Dasan
Lakshminarasimhan Sridhar
Ps: Swami Asked me whether I have seen the Dhanvantri Bhagavan of Srirangam, I told
yes , Then he told in Srirangam temple even today first ritual in the morning starts with
Sukhu Kashayam from Dhanvantri Bhagavan sannidhi goes to Raja of the Srirangam
temple Lord Ranganatha , then only other rituals start. Then he asked if I have the picture
of Srirangam Dhanvantri Bhagavan , I should add it in the article , I had an old picture
then , I approached a Abhimani of Asmath Acharyan ,he sent me not one but two pictures,
I thank him and also I am including those pictures for your eyes feasting.