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Dhanvantari Mantra

Dhanvantari Mantra in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 At dawn, especially on Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayanti) and Tuesdays·📜 The healing mantra of Lord Dhanvantari (avatar of Vishnu)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglish

Origin & Story

The healing mantra of Lord Dhanvantari (avatar of Vishnu) · Traditional (Puranic)

When the gods and demons churned the ocean of milk for the nectar of immortality, there rose from the waters Lord Dhanvantari — an avatar of Vishnu — bearing the pot of amrita and the knowledge of Ayurveda, the science of life. As the physician of the gods, he is invoked for health and healing. His mantra "Om Namo Bhagavate Dhanvantaraye" has been chanted for ages by the sick and their healers, with the prayer that medicine become nectar and disease give way to vitality. His appearance is celebrated each year on Dhanteras.

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The Mantra

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Om Namo Bhagavate Dhanvantaraye. Om Dhanvantaraye Namah.

Meaning:Om. Salutations to Lord Dhanvantari, the divine physician — the bestower of health and the destroyer of disease.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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Om Namo Bhagavate🔊Om, salutations to the Lord

Dhanvantaraye🔊to Dhanvantari, the divine physician and father of Ayurveda

Namah🔊I bow

Benefits of Chanting Dhanvantari Mantra

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The mantra of Lord Dhanvantari — the physician of the gods, an avatar of Vishnu who rose from the ocean of milk bearing the pot of amrita (nectar of immortality), and the source of Ayurveda

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Chanted for good health, recovery from illness, healing, and freedom from disease and suffering — for oneself or a loved one who is unwell

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Recited by patients, caregivers, doctors and Ayurvedic practitioners, and before taking medicine, for the medicine to act as nectar

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Especially powerful on Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Trayodashi / Ayurveda Day), and on Tuesdays, at dawn

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Often chanted alongside the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra for serious illness and protection of life

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Recited 108 times daily before an image of Dhanvantari holding the amrita-kalash, with faith in divine healing

How to Chant Dhanvantari Mantra

Repetitions108times

Best TimeAt dawn, especially on Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayanti) and Tuesdays

After a bath, sit before an image of Lord Dhanvantari (four-armed, holding the conch, discus, a leech and the pot of amrita) with a ghee lamp. Chant "Om Namo Bhagavate Dhanvantaraye" / "Om Dhanvantaraye Namah" 108 times on a tulsi or rudraksha mala, praying for health and healing. It may be chanted over medicine, water or food for a sick person, and is especially powerful on Dhanteras. For grave illness, recite it with the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Dhanvantari Mantra written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is the healing mantra of Lord Dhanvantari — "Om Namo Bhagavate Dhanvantaraye" — the divine physician and avatar of Vishnu who emerged from the churning of the ocean with the pot of amrita (nectar) and gave the world Ayurveda.

It is chanted for good health, healing and recovery from illness — for oneself or for a sick loved one. It is believed to make medicine act as nectar, to remove disease and suffering, and to protect life and vitality.

At dawn daily, and above all on Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Trayodashi / National Ayurveda Day), the day of his appearance. Tuesdays are also auspicious. It can be chanted any time over medicine or for a patient.

Chant it 108 times before an image of Dhanvantari, and recite it over the patient’s medicine, water or food with the prayer that it act as healing nectar. For serious illness, combine it with the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra.

Dhanvantari is an avatar of Lord Vishnu, the physician of the gods and the originator of Ayurveda. He arose from the Samudra Manthan (churning of the milk-ocean) holding the kalash of amrita. His appearance day is celebrated as Dhanteras.