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SB 1.3.17

dhānvantaraṁ dvādaśamaṁ

trayodaśamam eva ca

apāyayat surān anyān

mohinyā mohayan striyā
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.





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.