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Dattatreya Jayanthi

Dattatreya Jayanthi celebrates the birth of Lord Dattatreya on the full moon night of the Margashirsha month. Dattatreya is unique in Hindu theology: he is the combined avatar of the Trimurti — Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva — appearing simultaneously in a single form. His iconography shows three faces (the three gods), six arms (two each), and four dogs (the four Vedas) at his feet, with a cow (Kamadhenu) standing behind him.

The name Dattatreya means "gift of Atri" — he was born to the sage Atri and his devoted wife Anasuya. When the wives of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva grew jealous of Anasuya's fidelity and virtues, they sent their husbands to test her. Unable to break her devotion, the three gods merged into a single infant — Dattatreya — and were born to her as her son.

Lord Dattatreya is the original guru in Hindu tradition — the Adi Guru. The Avadhuta Gita records his teachings on non-dualism and liberation. He is said to have had 24 gurus ranging from the earth and sky to a prostitute and a python — teaching that wisdom can be found in every aspect of creation. He is especially revered in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, and by the Nath sampradaya (the tradition of Gorakshanath).

त्रिमूर्तिं त्रिगुणाकारं त्रिलोकनाथं ईश्वरम्। ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाकारं दत्तात्रेयं नमाम्यहम्।।

Trimurtim trigunakaram trilokanatham Ishvaram, Brahma-Vishnu-Shivakaram Dattatreyam namamy aham.

"I bow to Dattatreya — of the three forms, the three gunas, lord of the three worlds, embodying Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva."

— Datta Stuti

Tradition & Practice

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Trimurti Avatar

Dattatreya is the only combined form of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. His three heads represent creation, sustenance, and dissolution. Worshipping him is said to invoke all three cosmic functions at once.

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Son of Anasuya

Born to sage Atri and the celebrated Anasuya — whose name means "without jealousy" — Dattatreya's very birth was a cosmic test of a devoted wife's virtue passed with perfect grace.

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24 Gurus

Dattatreya famously learned from 24 diverse gurus: the earth, water, fire, wind, sky, the moon, the sun, a pigeon, a python, the ocean, a moth, a bee, an elephant, a fish, a deer, a courtesan, and more.

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Avadhuta Gita

The Avadhuta Gita contains Dattatreya's teachings on Advaita (non-dual) philosophy — among the most direct and radical expressions of the teaching that the self and Brahman are one.

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Sacred Iconography

Dattatreya's iconography includes three faces, six arms, four dogs, and a cow. The dogs represent the four Vedas; the cow is Kamadhenu, the wish-fulfilling divine cow.

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Nath Tradition

Dattatreya is the supreme guru of the Nath sampradaya and is venerated by Vaishnava, Shaiva, and Shakta traditions alike. Major centres of worship are at Gangapur (Karnataka) and Narsobachi Wadi (Maharashtra).

Auspicious Timings

Chogadia Muhurta

Chogadia	From	To
Labh	Dec/9/2011 08:00:40	Dec/9/2011 09:14:58
Amrit	Dec/9/2011 09:14:58	Dec/9/2011 10:29:16
Shubh	Dec/9/2011 11:43:35	Dec/9/2011 12:57:53

Chogadia

From

Labh

Dec/9/2011 08:00:40

Dec/9/2011 09:14:58

Amrit

Dec/9/2011 09:14:58

Dec/9/2011 10:29:16

Shubh

Dec/9/2011 11:43:35

Dec/9/2011 12:57:53

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam	Good	06:46:21 – 08:00:40
Soram	Bad	08:00:40 – 09:14:58
Uthi	Good	09:14:58 – 10:29:16
Visham	Bad	10:29:16 – 11:43:35
Amridha	Best	11:43:35 – 12:57:53
Rogam	Evil	12:57:53 – 14:12:11
Labham	Gain	14:12:11 – 15:26:29
Dhanam	Wealth	15:26:29 – 16:40:48

Night

Rogam	Evil	16:40:48 – 18:26:35
Labham	Gain	18:26:35 – 20:12:22
Dhanam	Wealth	20:12:22 – 21:58:10
Sugam	Good	21:58:10 – 23:43:57
Soram	Bad	23:43:57 – 01:29:45
Uthi	Good	01:29:45 – 03:15:32
Visham	Bad	03:15:32 – 05:01:19
Amridha	Best	05:01:19 – 06:47:07

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