Dattatreya or Datta (Dattā) is a Hindu deity considered to be an avatar (incarnation) of the three Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, collectively known as Trimurti. The name Dattatreya is composed of two words - "Datta" (meaning given) and "Atreya" referring to the sage Atri, his physical father. But Dattatreya is not really a name because Lord Datta never had Naama Samskara (a name-giving ceremony). He was known as the One who gave Himself to Atri and over eons that became his name. In reality he is verily the personification of the Maha Sankalpa who is the cause for the manifestation of Aadi Parashakti to emerge and the Trimutris to emerge from Her.
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| - Dattatreya or Datta (Dattā) is a Hindu deity considered to be an avatar (incarnation) of the three Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, collectively known as Trimurti. The name Dattatreya is composed of two words - "Datta" (meaning given) and "Atreya" referring to the sage Atri, his physical father. But Dattatreya is not really a name because Lord Datta never had Naama Samskara (a name-giving ceremony). He was known as the One who gave Himself to Atri and over eons that became his name. In reality he is verily the personification of the Maha Sankalpa who is the cause for the manifestation of Aadi Parashakti to emerge and the Trimutris to emerge from Her.
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| - Dattatreya painting by Raja Ravi Verma
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| - *Avdhut Chintan Shri Gurudev Datt
*Digambara Digambara Shree Paad Vallabha Digambara
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| - Dattatreya or Datta (Dattā) is a Hindu deity considered to be an avatar (incarnation) of the three Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, collectively known as Trimurti. The name Dattatreya is composed of two words - "Datta" (meaning given) and "Atreya" referring to the sage Atri, his physical father. But Dattatreya is not really a name because Lord Datta never had Naama Samskara (a name-giving ceremony). He was known as the One who gave Himself to Atri and over eons that became his name. In reality he is verily the personification of the Maha Sankalpa who is the cause for the manifestation of Aadi Parashakti to emerge and the Trimutris to emerge from Her. Various Hindu sects worship him differently, though Dattatreya is considered a form of all the three deities. He is especially considered an avatar of Vishnu while his siblings the moon-god Chandra and the sage Durvasa are regarded forms of Brahma and Shiva respectively. However, In the Nath tradition, Dattatreya is recognized as an Avatar or incarnation of Shiva and as the Adi-Guru (First Teacher) of the Adinath Sampradaya of the Nathas. Dattatreya was at first a "Lord of Yoga" exhibiting distinctly Tantric traits, he is approached more as a benevolent god than as a teacher of the highest essence of Indian thought. However, spiritual seekers pray to this Supreme Teacher for knowledge of the Absolute Truth. Hindu theology, credits Dattatreya as the author of the Tripura Rahasya given to Parashurama, a treatise on Advaita Vedanta. He is specially worshipped on his birthday, Datta Jayanti.
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