Divodasa
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Divodāsa ("heaven's slave") is a name of a tribal king in thr Rigveda (celebrated for his liberality and protected by Indra and the Ashvins in the Rigveda, RV 1.112.14; 1.116.18), the son of Vadhryashva RV 6.61.5. He is the father of the famous Sudas (RV 7.18.28) (of the Battle of the Ten Kings).
It is also the name of a king of Kashi surnamed Dhanvantari, founder of the Indian school of medicine (see Ayurveda).
Divodasa - Disciple of Bhardwaja - http://www.freeindia.org/biographies/bharadwaj/page11.htm
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