The Ayur-Veda was considered by the Brahmins to be the work of Brahma-by him it was communicated to Dacsha, the prajapati, and by him, the two Aswins, or sons of Surya-the sun-were instructed in it, and thus became the medical attendants of the gods.
"On the Antiquity of the Chemical Art"
James Mactear
Was it really prajapati who had created the world?
"Siddhartha"
Herman Hesse
Now of prajapati, half was mortal, half was immortal.
"Modern Mythology"
Andrew Lang