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    Dattatreya was one of the three sons born to the sage Atri and his wife Anasuya. The other two sons were Durvasa and Soma. Dattatreya was a manifestation of Vishnu, Durvasa of Shiva, and Soma of Brahma. Atri had pleased the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva through his intense penance. In return, they granted him three sons who embodied aspects of each of them. Dattatreya taught the ideal of selfless service and renunciation of ego through his life. He represented the true sacrifice of surrendering one's sense of self and possessions.

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    Dattatreya was one of the three sons born to the sage Atri and his wife Anasuya. The other two sons were Durvasa and Soma. Dattatreya was a manifestation of Vishnu, Durvasa of Shiva, and Soma of Brahma. Atri had pleased the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva through his intense penance. In return, they granted him three sons who embodied aspects of each of them. Dattatreya taught the ideal of selfless service and renunciation of ego through his life. He represented the true sacrifice of surrendering one's sense of self and possessions.

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    Dattatreya was one of the three sons born to the sage Atri and his wife Anasuya. The other two sons were Durvasa and Soma. Dattatreya was a manifestation of Vishnu, Durvasa of Shiva, and Soma of Brahma. Atri had pleased the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva through his intense penance. In return, they granted him three sons who embodied aspects of each of them. Dattatreya taught the ideal of selfless service and renunciation of ego through his life. He represented the true sacrifice of surrendering one's sense of self and possessions.

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    Dattatreya was one of the three sons born to the sage Atri and his wife Anasuya. The other two sons were Durvasa and Soma. Dattatreya was a manifestation of Vishnu, Durvasa of Shiva, and Soma of Brahma. Atri had pleased the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva through his intense penance. In return, they granted him three sons who embodied aspects of each of them. Dattatreya taught the ideal of selfless service and renunciation of ego through his life. He represented the true sacrifice of surrendering one's sense of self and possessions.

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    “Dattatreya“

    "Datta" means not only "that which is given", but also as the ideal of "giving" without
    desire for reward, i.e. selfless giving. The whole life of Dattatrey a shows us that this
    "giving" selflessly is the true renunciation/sacrifice. The significance of this sacrifice
    is stated in the Dattatreya Upanishad where the Lord says, "Not by action, not by
    progeny, nor even by self, but by renunciation (tyaaga) alone is immortality attained.
    "Real renunciation is the giving up of "I" and mine, not the mere abandoning of duties.
    Living a selfless life require giving up one's ego. That is what Lord Dattatreya
    describes as true sacrifice.

    Dattatreya was born as the son of Atri Maharshi and Anasuya. Datta Jayanthi is
    observed on the full moon day in the month of Margashirsha maasa.

    Anasuya gave birth to three male children. They are Datta – Vishnu, Doorvasa – Shiva
    and Soma-Chandra (With Brahma’s avesha).

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    (cÉiÉÑkÉïxMÇükÉ AkrÉÉrÉ 1.15)
    atrE: patnyanasUya trIn jaj~JnE suyashasa: sutaan |
    dattam dUrvaasasam sOmamaatmEshabrahmasambhavaan ||
    (Bhagavatha chaturdhaskandha adhyaaya 1.15)
    Sage Atri did Tapascharya on the Ruksha parvatha (Kula Mountain). He was doing
    Pranayama, and sitting on a single foot, taking only Vaywahara (only air was his food).
    He did the tapas for one hundred years. The PRayanayaabhyasa agni which came
    out of his Shiras was burning the entire world. Pleased with the Tapas of Atri
    Rushigalu, the three lokapalakaas Brahma-Vishnu-Maheshwara came before the
    sage, alongwith Apsares, Sages, Gandharvaas, Siddhaas, Vidhyadharaas, etc.
    When Sage Atri opened his eye he saw Trishooladari Shiva, Hamsarooda
    Kamandaladhari Brahma, and Shanka Chakra Gadha padmadhari Garuda Vahana
    Srihari, he was very happy, did the sastanga namaskara, did Arghyapadyaachamana.
    Then Atri told :

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    qÉÉrÉÉaÉÑh ÉæUlÉÑaÉÑh ÉÇ mÉëaÉ× WûÏiÉSåWûÉ: |
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    iÉåprÉ: Mü LuÉ pÉuÉiÉÉÇ qÉ CWûÉåm ÉWÕ ûiÉ: |
    (chaturdhaskaMdha adhyaaya 1.27)

    vishvIdbhavasthitilayEShu vibhajyamaanai:
    maayaaguNairanuguNam pragRuhItadEhaa: |
    hE brahmaviShNugirishaa: praNatOsmruham va:
    tEbhya: ka Eva bhavataam ma ihOpahUta: |

    LMüÉå qÉrÉåWû pÉaÉuÉÉlÉç ÌuÉoÉÑkÉmÉëk ÉÉlÉ:


    ÍcɨÉÏM×üiÉ: mÉëeÉlÉlÉÉrÉ MüjÉÇ lÉÑ rÉÔrÉqÉç |
    A§ÉÉaÉiÉÉxiÉlÉÑpÉ×iÉÉÇ qÉlÉxÉÉåÌmÉ SÕUÉ:
    oÉÚiÉ mÉëxÉÏSiÉ qÉWûÉlÉÌiÉÌuÉxqÉrÉÉå qÉå |
    (pÉÉaÉuÉiÉ cÉiÉÑjÉï xMÇükÉ 1.28)
    EkO mayEha bhagavaan vibudhapradhaana|
    chittIkRuta: prajananaaya katham nu yUyam |
    atraagataastanubhRutaam manasOpi dUraa:
    bRUta prasIdata mahaanativismayO mE |
    (bhaagavata chaturtha skandha 1.28)

    Atri praised - You three are the World’s Srusti, Sthiti, and Layakartharu, and
    Pravartakaas of Satva, Rajass and tamas Gunaas. Why all three have come. I am
    surprised to see you all three.
    Then Brahma – Vishnu- Maheshwara told, smilingly, You will have three children who
    are equal to us in Swaroopa with Bhinnaamsha.

    As such Chandra was born with the amsha of Brahma (Brahma does not avatara, so
    Chandra in whom his Brahma’s avesha is there was born), Vishnu born as
    Yogeshwara DattatrEya and Shankara was born as Doorvasa.

    Atri Rushi must have three children with Trimoorthi’s amsha. That is why they came
    to give asurajana mohanartha “the three are equal” – only for asurajana
    mohanaartha, they came.

    Sri Madhwacharyaru in his Bhagavatha Tatparya Grantha has given an illustration of


    “DattatrEya Yoga”. Chakravarthi Kartaveeryarjuna is one of the famous shishya of
    Datreya and he was a Dattopasaka.
    Srimadacharyaru has clarified clearly that the Dattatreya roopa is sakshat Vishnu
    roopa. There are some versions about Dattatreya which tells that “Dattatreya is only
    one son, born with tri-roopa, 6 heads, 6 hands and with 4 dogs next to Datta” is a
    wrong concept. They are three different roopaas clearly with Chandra, Doorvasa
    and Datta.

    Collection by Narahari Sumadhwa

    For www.sumadhwaseva.com

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