Shloka 7

Adhyaya 17 — The Birth of Atri’s Three Sons: Soma, Dattatreya, and Durvasa

Sanskrit

दत्तात्रेय इति ख्यातः सोऽनसूयास्तनं पपौ ।

विष्णुरेवावतार्णोऽसौ द्वितीयोऽत्रेः सुतोऽभवत् ॥

Transliteration

dattātreya iti khyātaḥ so 'nasūyāstanaṃ papau |

viṣṇurevāvatīrṇo 'sau dvitīyo 'treḥ suto 'bhavat ||

Translation

Er wurde als Dattātreya bekannt; er trank die Muttermilch aus Anasūyās Brust. Wahrlich, er war der herabgestiegene Viṣṇu (als Avatāra) und wurde Atris zweiter Sohn.

Speakers

• Narrative voice (Purāṇic narrator within the Markandeya Purana’s ongoing discourse; not Devi Māhātmya)

Primary Deities

• Viṣṇu
• Dattātreya
• Anasūyā
• Atri

Key Themes

• Avatāra theology
• Sacred motherhood
• Genealogy
• Householder-ashrama ideal (implicit through Anasūyā)