Sri Dattathreya Jayanthi !!


Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
 

Dattathreya Jayanthi commemorates the personification of Trinities such as Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva as Lord Dattathreya.

 


Sage Atri, one of the Saptha Rishi’s and son of Lord Brahma was led a peaceful life with his chaste wife Anasuya who was the ultimate paradigm for impeccable wife.  Once, Maharishi Narada visited the Abode of Lords and narrated the chastity of Anasuya to Goddesses Sri Parvati, Sri Saraswathy and Sri Mahalakshmi.   After listening to Maharishi Narada, the three Goddesses decided to conduct a test on the faultlessness of Anasuya.   As planned earlier, Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva was sent to the hermitage of Sage Atri on Earth.  The Trinities were received with great reverence and earnestly prayed her guests to accept feast in their hermitage.   Trinities were revealed their thought in unison that Anasuya should serve them with no clothes on her body.   Anasuya was very composed after listening to the demand of the trinities, with the power of mind and chastity she had already found a solution for this matter.  Anasuya took a handful of water from the vessel of Sage Atri and sprinkled on her guests.  Instantaneously, the trinities were turned into infant and began weeping loudly.  Soon, Anasuya picked up the three children and cradled them with lots of love and affection, and named the children Soma, Datta and Durvassa respectively.   This incident created lots of turmoil in the Abode of Lords, they all worried about that the Universe would come to standstill in the absence of trinities to perform their responsibilities.  The three Goddesses appealed to Anasuya and requested for forgiveness.  Once again the three babies were turned into trinities and left their particles with Anasuya.  The trinities returned to their Abodes and reoccupied with their responsibilities of Creation, Preservation and Destruction respectively.  Soma and Durvassa left for penance after leaving their elements with Datta.   Thus Dattathreya became the personification of the trinities. 
 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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