धान्वन्तरं द्वादशमं त्रयोदशममेव च । अपाययत्सुरानन्यान्मोहिन्या मोहयन् स्त्रिया ॥ १७ ॥

dhÄnvantaraá¹ dvÄdaÅ›amaá¹
trayodaśamam eva ca
apÄyayat surÄn anyÄn
mohinyÄ mohayan striyÄ


Text

The Lord took the form of Dhanvantari as the twelfth avatÄra and taking the thirteenth form as the woman MohinÄ« he let the devatÄs drink nectar and bewildered the demons.

Purport

Dhanvantaram dvadasamam means that the form of Dhanvantari is the twelfth avatara. His activity was bringing a pot of nectar. The use of dvadasamam instead of dvadasam is poetic license. Taking the thirteenth form, he let the devatas drink nectar. What was his form? As the woman Mohini, he bewildered the demons (anyan).