Dattatreya (दत्तात्रेय)

Bhaktamal | Dattatreya
Original Name - Dattatreya
Other Name - Trinath (avatar of the three Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva)
Guru - Atman, 24 Guru
Born - Full moon day of margashirsha | Datta Jayanti
Place of Birth - Mahur village, Maharashtra
Philosophy - Adinath Sampradaya
Father- Atri
Mother - Anasuya
Consort - AnaghaAccording to Puranas, Bhagwan Dattatreya is the deity who is a combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Shankar. According to religious texts, Shri Dattatreya is the sixth incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu. He remained a celibate and avdhoot for life, so he is called omnipresent.

He is considered to be the form of both Guru and God, due to which he is also called Shri Gurudevdutt and Parabrahmamurti Sadhguru. It is believed that by worshipping him, the seeker gets the boon of attaining all the achievements. Every wish is fulfilled by listening to his story during worship on Dattatreya Jayanti.