अमावसुवंशानुकीर्तनम् (Amāvasu-vaṃśānukīrtanam) — Recitation of the Amāvasu Lineage; Dhanvantari’s Origin
पुनः पुनरथागत्य बहुशः पुत्रकारणात् / न प्रयच्छति पुत्रांस्तु निकुंभः कारणेन तु
punaḥ punarathāgatya bahuśaḥ putrakāraṇāt / na prayacchati putrāṃstu nikuṃbhaḥ kāraṇena tu
Again and again she returned, many times, for the sake of sons; yet Nikumbha, for some reason, did not grant sons.