Atri Ji And Maa Anasuya 6u3d2s

ममनन अतत ब्रह्मम कक ममनस पमत थक जज ब्रह्मम जज कक नकतत सक उत्पन्न हमए थक. यह सजम कक पपतम थक जज इनकक

नकत सक आपविररत र्भू हमए. इन्हतनक करर्भू म कक पमतज अनमसरयम सक पविविमह ककयम थम जज एक महमन पनतव्रतम कक रूप मम पविख्यमत हमई हह. पमतजत्पतत्त कक ललिए इन्हतनक ऋक पविर्भूत पर पत्नज अनमसरयम कक समथ घजर तप ककयम थम तजस कमरण इन्हम ततमरनतर्भूयत कक पमतपत हमई तजनसक ततरक वित कक अशश रूप मम रत्त (पविष्णम) रवि म मर्भूसम (लशवि) और सजम (ब्रह्मम) उत्पन्न हमए.

इस तथ्य पर एक कथम आधमररत हह जज इस पकमर हह ऋपष अतज और ममतम अनस म रइयम अपनक रमम्पत्य जजविन कज बहमत सहज रमवि कक समथ व्यतजत कर रहक थक. रक विज अनस म इ र यम जज कक पनतव्रततम कक आगक सरज कक

नतमस्तक हमआ करतक थक. इनकक जजविन कज रक खकर रक वितम रज पसन्न हजतक थक जब एक बमर रक विज लिक्ष्मज,

पमविर्भूतज और सरस्वितज कज ऋपष अतत कक पतत्न अनमसरइयम कक दरव्य पनतव्रत कक बमरक मम जमत हजतम हह तज विह

उनकक पररीकम लिकनक कम पविचमर करतज हह और तजनत रक पवियमश अपनक पनतयत रगविमन पविष्णम, शशकर वि ब्रह्मम कज अनमसरइयम कक पनतव्रत कक पररीकम लिकनक कज कहतज हह.

पविविश हजकर ततरक वि अपनक रूप बरलिकर एक समधर रूप मम ऋपष अतत कक आश्रम जमतक हह और अनमसरइयम सक लरकम कक ममशग करतक हह. पर विह एक शतर्भू रखतक हह कक लरकम ननविर्भूस्त हजकर रक नज पडकगज इस पर रक विज

अनस म रइयम जज धमर्भूसशकट मम फफस जमतजश हह. यदर लरकम न ररी तज गलित हजगम और रक तज हह तज पनतव्रत कम

अपममन हजतम हह अत: विह उनसक कहतज हह कक विह उन्हम बमलिक रूप मम हरी यह लरकम रक सकतज हह तथम हमथ मम भ जलि लिककर सशकल्प द्विमरम विह तजनत रक वित कज लशशम रूप मम पररविनतर्भूत कर रक तज हह और लरकम रक तज हह.

इस पकमर तजनत रक वितम ऋषज अतत कक आश्रम मम बमलिक रूप मम रहनक लिगतक हह और रक विज अनसरइयम ममतम कक

तरह उनकक रक खरमलि करतज हह कमछ समय पश्चमत जब ततरक पवियत कज इस बमत कम बजध हजतम हह तज विह अपनक पनतयत कज पमन: पमपत करनक हक तम ऋपष अतत कक आश्रम मम आतजश हह और अपनज ररलि कक ललिए कमम यमचनम करतज हह.

इस तरह सक ऋपष अतज कक कहनक पर ममतम अनस म रइयम ततरक वित कज मक् म त करतज हह. अपनक स्विरूप मम आनक पर

तजनत रक वि ऋपष अतत वि ममतम अनमसरइयम कज विररमन रक तक हह कक विह कमलिमम्तर मम उनकक घर पमत रूप मम जन्म लिम ग और ततरक वित कक अशश रूप मम रत्तमतकय , रवि म मर्भूसम और सजम रुप मम उत्पन्न हमए थक. विहदरक मन्तद्रष्टम | Sage Atri – Vedic Forteller

महपषर्भू अतत विहदरक मन्तद्रष्टम ऋपष ममनक गए हह अनकक धमलमर्भूक गशथत मम इनकक आपविरमर्भूवि तथम चररत कम समन्रर विणर्भून ककयम गयम हह . महपषर्भू अतत कज जमन, तपस्यम, सरमचमर, रतक्त एविश मन्तशतक्त कक जमतम रूप मम

व्यक्त ककयम जमतम हह . ऋपष अतत और श्रज रमम | Rishi Atri And Lord Ram रगविमन श्रज रमम अपनक रक्त महपषर्भू अतत एविश रक विज अनमसरयम कक रतक्त कज सफलि करनक कक ललिए स्वियश उनकक आश्रम पर पधमरतक हह और ममतम अनमसरइयम रक विज सजतम कज पनतव्रत कम उपरक श रज रक तज हह. उन्हम दरव्य विस्त एविश आररषण परमन करतज हह महपषर्भू अतत तजनत गमणत सत्त्वि, रजस, तमस गमणत सक परक थक विह गमणमतजत थक महपषर्भू अतत सरमचमर कम जजविन व्यतजत करतक हमए चचतकरट कक तपजविन मम रहम करतक थक. ऋपष अतत जजविन वित व मशत | Rishi Atri Biography

विकरत मम विरणर्भूत हह कक ऋपष अतत कज अतश्विनजकमममरत कक कवपम पमपत थज इस पर एक कथम रज पमपत हजतज हह कक एक बमर जब महपषर्भू अतत सममचधस्थ थक, तब रह त्यत नक इन्हम उठमकर शतद्विमर यन्त मम डमलि रक तक हह और जलिमनक कम पयत्न करतक हह परश तम सममधज मम हजनक कक कमरण इन्हम इस बमत कम जमन नहरीश हजतम तरज उचचत समय पर अतश्विनजकमममर विहमफ पहमफचकर ऋपष अतत कज उन रह त्यत कक चशगमलि सक बचमतक हह यहरी कथम ऋग्विकर कक पथम

मण्डलि मम रज बतमई गई हह . ऋग्विकर कक रशम मण्डलि मम महपषर्भू अतत कक तपस्यम अनमष्ठमन कम विणर्भून हह एविश अतश्विनजकमममरत नक इन्हम ययौविन परमन ककयम इस तथ्य कज व्यक्त ककयम गयम हह .

ऋग्विकर कक पशचम मण्डलि मम विसरयम, सपतविचध नममक अनकक पत म त कज ऋपष अतत कक पत म कहम गयम हह . ऋग्विकर कक पशचम ‘आतकय मण्डलि′, ‘कल्यमण सक् र त’ ऋग्विकररीय ‘स्वितस्त-सरक्त’ महपषर्भू अतत द्विमरम रचचत हह यह सरक्त ममशगललिक कमयर, शर म सशस्कमरत तथम पज र म, अनष्म ठमनत मम पदठत हजतक हह इन्हतनक अलिकर्भू, पह्लिमर आदर कज लशकम रज ररी थज. महपषर्भू अतत त्यमग, तपस्यम और सशतजष कक गमणत सक यक् म त एक महमन ऋपष हमए.

ममनन अतत ब्रह्मम कक ममनस पमत थक जज ब्रह्मम जज कक नकतत सक उत्पन्न हमए थक. यह सजम कक पपतम थक जज इनकक

नकत सक आपविररत र्भू हमए. इन्हतनक करर्भू म कक पमतज अनमसरयम सक पविविमह ककयम थम जज एक महमन पनतव्रतम कक रूप मम पविख्यमत हमई हह. पमतजत्पतत्त कक ललिए इन्हतनक ऋक पविर्भूत पर पत्नज अनमसरयम कक समथ घजर तप ककयम थम तजस कमरण इन्हम ततमरनतर्भूयत कक पमतपत हमई तजनसक ततरक वित कक अशश रूप मम रत्त (पविष्णम) रवि म मर्भूसम (लशवि) और सजम (ब्रह्मम) उत्पन्न हमए.

ATRI 22 September 2014 · How Chandramaa Was Born Some say that he was born from the tears of joy of Rishi Atri (one of the 10 brain children of Brahmaa. Some say that Chandramaa was born from the sea when Devtaa and Daitya churned the sea to extract Amrit from it. There is another story about his birth. Once Rishi Atri and his wife Ansooyaa did a severe Tap to get children. The Supreme got very pleased with their Tap and appeared before them in the forms

of Brahmaa, Vishnu and Shiv. When Atri saw all of them, he was in a flux. Who were they, he was worshipping only the Supreme, then how come these three appeared before him? So he asked them – “Who are you?” They said – “We are the ones whom you were worshipping for.” Atri Jee said – “But I was worshipping only the Supreme, not you three, who are you?” They said – “We are the same you were worshipping for assuming the three forms. Ask what you wish for.” Atri Jee said – “I did Tap to ask for a son.” They said – “So be it.” Thus because those three bestowed him with a son, so he had three children – Dattaatreya as Vishnu’s Avataar, Durvaasaa as Shiv’s Avataar, and Chandramaa as Brahmaa’s Avataar. There is yet another story of his birth. Atri’s wife Ansooyaa was a Pativrataa woman. Once Brahmaa, Vishnu and Shiv thought to test her Paativrat, so all assumed the form of Braahman and came to beg. When Ansooyaa came out give them food, they said – “We don’t accept alms like that. Come without clothes and then give us alms.” Hearing this Ansooyaa got in a great flux. She prayed the Supreme and with the power of her Tap, she changed them into newborn babies. She took off her clothes and started breastfeeding them. That is how she kept their words, as well as protected her Paativrat Dharm. Pleased with her intelligence and her Paativrat Dharm all asked her to ask for a boon. She said – “I wish that I should breastfeed you three as my real children.” The trio bestowed her with this boon and they were born as Durvaasaa, Dattaatreya and Chandramaa in her house. Another story of his birth – When Brahmaa bestowed Atri with a son, he gave him like this. Atri Rishi stood raising his arms for 3,000 years without blinking. Then when his body became perfused with Som, he himself became Som. The Som juice filled his body so much so that it overfilled him filling the Heavens with luminosity. The goddesses of the ten directions gathered to receive that Som and collected it in their wombs. But they could not hold it for long time and their fetus dropped on the ground and took the form of Moon. All celestials worshipped the Moon.

ATRI 22 September 2014 · Chandra Deva, Atri’s son and Indra’s Uncle Chandramaa (The Moon) After the Sun’s representative finished his talk about the Sun, everybody ired his presentation. Now the Moon’s advocate’s turn to tell about him so he rose up and started speaking about him – “The Moon is everybody’s mind, the Lord of the senses and the emotions. His worship helps people to ward off their diseases and gain health. He is the king of Lunar mansion. Shiv adorns his crescent form on his head. Some say that this makes the Moon the 1/8th incarnation of Lord Shiv. Although he is the Lord of the night but he schedules rituals and is the haven for ancestors. When people do Yagya, they drink Som and surely they go to Chandra Lok. Ved say that the Moon and the King Som (food of the Devtaa) are the same. Whenever the sacrifice is completed, its offerings go to the Moon only. He lords all the plants, herbs and trees. He helps them to grow. He is the master of waters and controls tides in the sea. He wears white clothes, loves white flowers, his metal is bronze or silver, and his gem is white

pearl. He loves to wander and is Vaishya by caste. He rules the blood in the body and because he is of the nature of the semen, he is ion-filled. Whoever seeks sexual satisfaction should worship the Moon. He is the Dikpaal (Lord of direction) of northwest direction, Lord of Monday and his own home is Kark (Cancer) in constellations. He is the husband of 27 Nakshatras. These 27 Nakshatras are the 27 daughters of Daksh. He is the friend of the world. The Sun’s Sushumna ray develops the Moon day by day during the bright half of the month and makes it complete on the day of Poornimaa (Full Moon). In the other dark half Devtaa get nourished drinking that Som. On the last day of the dark fortnight, Amaavasyaa (New Moon), Pitar drink that Som. This cycle continues like that. Anusuya mata /Atri Muni Ashram Ansuya Temple is situated in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand about 30 km from Magpie Camp Chopta.Located in the beautiful litigants of nature , this magnificent temple attracts pilgrims. Sati Ansuya Temple is one of India’s leading Devi temple . It is a holy place dedicated to goddess Sati , and also depicts the religious nature of India. ममनन अतत ब्रह्मम कक ममनस पमत थक जज ब्रह्मम जज कक नकतत सक उत्पन्न हमए थक. यह सजम कक पपतम थक जज इनकक

नकत सक आपविररत र्भू हमए. इन्हतनक करर्भू म कक पमतज अनमसरयम सक पविविमह ककयम थम जज एक महमन पनतव्रतम कक रूप मम पविख्यमत हमई हह. पमतजत्पतत्त कक ललिए इन्हतनक ऋक पविर्भूत पर पत्नज अनमसरयम कक समथ घजर तप ककयम थम तजस कमरण इन्हम ततमरनतर्भूयत कक पमतपत हमई तजनसक ततरक वित कक अशश रूप मम रत्त (पविष्णम) रवि म मर्भूसम (लशवि) और सजम (ब्रह्मम) उत्पन्न हमए.

इस तथ्य पर एक कथम आधमररत हह जज इस पकमर हह ऋपष अतज और ममतम अनस म रइयम अपनक रमम्पत्य जजविन कज बहमत सहज रमवि कक समथ व्यतजत कर रहक थक. रक विज अनस म इ र यम जज कक पनतव्रततम कक आगक सरज कक

नतमस्तक हमआ करतक थक. इनकक जजविन कज रक खकर रक वितम रज पसन्न हजतक थक जब एक बमर रक विज लिक्ष्मज,

पमविर्भूतज और सरस्वितज कज ऋपष अतत कक पतत्न अनस म इ र यम कक दरव्य पनतव्रत कक बमरक मम जमत हजतम हह तज विह

उनकक पररीकम लिकनक कम पविचमर करतज हह और तजनत रक पवियमश अपनक पनतयत रगविमन पविष्ण,म शशकर वि ब्रह्मम कज अनस म रइयम कक पनतव्रत कक पररीकम लिकनक कज कहतज हह.

पविविश हजकर ततरक वि अपनक रूप बरलिकर एक समधर रूप मम ऋपष अतत कक आश्रम जमतक हह और अनमसरइयम सक लरकम कक ममशग करतक हह. पर विह एक शतर्भू रखतक हह कक लरकम ननविर्भूस्त हजकर रक नज पडकगज इस पर रक विज

अनमसरइयम जज धमर्भूसशकट मम फफस जमतजश हह. यदर लरकम न ररी तज गलित हजगम और रक तज हह तज पनतव्रत कम

अपममन हजतम हह अत: विह उनसक कहतज हह कक विह उन्हम बमलिक रूप मम हरी यह लरकम रक सकतज हह तथम हमथ मम भ जलि लिककर सशकल्प द्विमरम विह तजनत रक वित कज लशशम रूप मम पररविनतर्भूत कर रक तज हह और लरकम रक तज हह.

इस पकमर तजनत रक वितम ऋषज अतत कक आश्रम मम बमलिक रूप मम रहनक लिगतक हह और रक विज अनसरइयम ममतम कक

तरह उनकक रक खरमलि करतज हह कमछ समय पश्चमत जब ततरक पवियत कज इस बमत कम बजध हजतम हह तज विह अपनक

पनतयत कज पन म : पमपत करनक हक तम ऋपष अतत कक आश्रम मम आतजश हह और अपनज ररलि कक ललिए कमम यमचनम करतज हह.

इस तरह सक ऋपष अतज कक कहनक पर ममतम अनमसरइयम ततरक वित कज ममक्त करतज हह. अपनक स्विरूप मम आनक पर

तजनत रक वि ऋपष अतत वि ममतम अनमसरइयम कज विररमन रक तक हह कक विह कमलिमम्तर मम उनकक घर पमत रूप मम जन्म लिम ग और ततरक वित कक अशश रूप मम रत्तमतकय , रवि म मर्भूसम और सजम रुप मम उत्पन्न हमए थक. विहदरक मन्तद्रष्टम | Sage Atri – Vedic Forteller

महपषर्भू अतत विहदरक मन्तद्रष्टम ऋपष ममनक गए हह अनकक धमलमर्भूक गशथत मम इनकक आपविरमर्भूवि तथम चररत कम समन्रर विणर्भून ककयम गयम हह . महपषर्भू अतत कज जमन, तपस्यम, सरमचमर, रतक्त एविश मन्तशतक्त कक जमतम रूप मम व्यक्त ककयम जमतम हह .

ऋपष अतत और श्रज रमम | Rishi Atri And Lord Ram रगविमन श्रज रमम अपनक रक्त महपषर्भू अतत एविश रक विज अनमसरयम कक रतक्त कज सफलि करनक कक ललिए स्वियश उनकक आश्रम पर पधमरतक हह और ममतम अनमसरइयम रक विज सजतम कज पनतव्रत कम उपरक श रज रक तज हह. उन्हम दरव्य विस्त एविश आररषण परमन करतज हह महपषर्भू अतत तजनत गमणत सत्त्वि, रजस, तमस गमणत सक परक थक विह गमणमतजत थक महपषर्भू अतत सरमचमर कम जजविन व्यतजत करतक हमए चचतकरट कक तपजविन मम रहम करतक थक. ऋपष अतत जजविन वित व मशत | Rishi Atri Biography

विकरत मम विरणर्भूत हह कक ऋपष अतत कज अतश्विनजकमममरत कक कवपम पमपत थज इस पर एक कथम रज पमपत हजतज हह कक एक बमर जब महपषर्भू अतत सममचधस्थ थक, तब रह त्यत नक इन्हम उठमकर शतद्विमर यन्त मम डमलि रक तक हह और जलिमनक कम पयत्न करतक हह परश तम सममधज मम हजनक कक कमरण इन्हम इस बमत कम जमन नहरीश हजतम तरज उचचत समय पर अतश्विनजकमममर विहमफ पहमफचकर ऋपष अतत कज उन रह त्यत कक चशगमलि सक बचमतक हह यहरी कथम ऋग्विकर कक पथम

मण्डलि मम रज बतमई गई हह . ऋग्विकर कक रशम मण्डलि मम महपषर्भू अतत कक तपस्यम अनमष्ठमन कम विणर्भून हह एविश अतश्विनजकमममरत नक इन्हम ययौविन परमन ककयम इस तथ्य कज व्यक्त ककयम गयम हह .

ऋग्विकर कक पशचम मण्डलि मम विसरयम, सपतविचध नममक अनकक पमतत कज ऋपष अतत कक पमत कहम गयम हह . ऋग्विकर कक पशचम ‘आतकय मण्डलि′, ‘कल्यमण सरक्त’ ऋग्विकररीय ‘स्वितस्त-सरक्त’ महपषर्भू अतत द्विमरम रचचत हह यह सरक्त ममशगललिक कमयर, शमर सशस्कमरत तथम परजम, अनमष्ठमनत मम पदठत हजतक हह इन्हतनक अलिकर्भू, पह्लिमर आदर कज लशकम रज ररी थज. महपषर्भू अतत त्यमग, तपस्यम और सशतजष कक गमणत सक यमक्त एक महमन ऋपष हमए.

ममनन अतत ब्रह्मम कक ममनस पमत थक जज ब्रह्मम जज कक नकतत सक उत्पन्न हमए थक. यह सजम कक पपतम थक जज इनकक

नकत सक आपविररत र्भू हमए. इन्हतनक करर्भू म कक पमतज अनमसरयम सक पविविमह ककयम थम जज एक महमन पनतव्रतम कक रूप मम

पविख्यमत हमई हह. पत म जत्पतत्त कक ललिए इन्हतनक ऋक पविर्भूत पर पत्नज अनस म रयम कक समथ घजर तप ककयम थम तजस कमरण इन्हम ततमनर तर्भूयत कक पमतपत हमई तजनसक ततरक वित कक अशश रूप मम रत्त (पविष्ण)म रवि म मर्भूसम (लशवि) और सजम (ब्रह्मम) उत्पन्न हमए.

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How Chandramaa Was Born Some say that he was born from the tears of joy of Rishi Atri (one of the 10 brain children of Brahmaa. Some say that Chandramaa was born from the sea when Devtaa and Daitya churned the sea to extract Amrit from it. There is another story about his birth. Once Rishi Atri and his wife Ansooyaa did a severe Tap to get children. The Supreme got very pleased with their Tap and appeared before them in the forms of Brahmaa, Vishnu and Shiv. When Atri saw all of them, he was in a flux. Who were they, he was worshipping only the Supreme, then how come these three appeared before him? So he asked them – “Who are you?” They said – “We are the ones whom you were worshipping for.” Atri Jee said – “But I was worshipping only the Supreme, not you three, who are you?” They said – “We are the same you were worshipping for assuming the three forms. Ask what you wish for.” Atri Jee said – “I did Tap to ask for a son.” They said – “So be it.” Thus because those three bestowed him with a son, so he had three children – Dattaatreya as Vishnu’s Avataar, Durvaasaa as Shiv’s Avataar, and Chandramaa as Brahmaa’s Avataar. There is yet another story of his birth. Atri’s wife Ansooyaa was a Pativrataa woman. Once Brahmaa, Vishnu and Shiv thought to test her Paativrat, so all assumed the form of Braahman and came to beg. When Ansooyaa came out give them food, they said – “We don’t accept alms like that. Come without clothes and then give us alms.” Hearing this Ansooyaa got in a great flux. She prayed the Supreme and with the power of her Tap, she changed them into newborn babies. She took off her clothes and started breastfeeding them. That is how she kept their words, as well as protected her Paativrat Dharm. Pleased with her

intelligence and her Paativrat Dharm all asked her to ask for a boon. She said – “I wish that I should breastfeed you three as my real children.” The trio bestowed her with this boon and they were born as Durvaasaa, Dattaatreya and Chandramaa in her house. Another story of his birth – When Brahmaa bestowed Atri with a son, he gave him like this. Atri Rishi stood raising his arms for 3,000 years without blinking. Then when his body became perfused with Som, he himself became Som. The Som juice filled his body so much so that it overfilled him filling the Heavens with luminosity. The goddesses of the ten directions gathered to receive that Som and collected it in their wombs. But they could not hold it for long time and their fetus dropped on the ground and took the form of Moon. All celestials worshipped the Moon.

ATRI 22 September 2014 · Chandra Deva, Atri’s son and Indra’s Uncle Chandramaa (The Moon) After the Sun’s representative finished his talk about the Sun, everybody ired his presentation. Now the Moon’s advocate’s turn to tell about him so he rose up and started speaking about him – “The Moon is everybody’s mind, the Lord of the senses and the emotions. His worship helps people to ward off their diseases and gain health. He is the king of Lunar mansion. Shiv adorns his crescent form on his head. Some say that this makes the Moon the 1/8th incarnation of Lord Shiv. Although he is the Lord of the night but he schedules rituals and is the haven for ancestors. When people do Yagya, they drink Som and surely they go to Chandra Lok. Ved say that the Moon and the King Som (food of the Devtaa) are the same. Whenever the sacrifice is completed, its offerings go to the Moon only. He lords all the plants, herbs and trees. He helps them to grow. He is the master of waters and controls tides in the sea. He wears white clothes, loves white flowers, his metal is bronze or silver, and his gem is white pearl. He loves to wander and is Vaishya by caste. He rules the blood in the body and because he is of the nature of the semen, he is ion-filled. Whoever seeks sexual satisfaction should worship the Moon. He is the Dikpaal (Lord of direction) of northwest direction, Lord of Monday and his own home is Kark (Cancer) in constellations. He is the husband of 27 Nakshatras. These 27 Nakshatras are the 27 daughters of Daksh. He is the friend of the world. The Sun’s Sushumna ray develops the Moon day by day during the bright half of the month and makes it complete on the day of Poornimaa (Full Moon). In the other dark half Devtaa get nourished drinking that

Som. On the last day of the dark fortnight, Amaavasyaa (New Moon), Pitar drink that Som. This cycle continues like that. Anusuya mata /Atri Muni Ashram Ansuya Temple is situated in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand about 30 km from Magpie Camp Chopta.Located in the beautiful litigants of nature , this magnificent temple attracts pilgrims. Sati Ansuya Temple is one of India’s leading Devi temple . It is a holy place dedicated to goddess Sati , and also depicts the religious nature of India. From second life , HE hasd a son named Aryaman and daughter Amla Sita spent her time with Anusuya and learnt about the duties and expectations of an ideal wife. Anusuya also gifted her the divine garments she had received from Indra, the God of heavens, that made ones skin never look wrinkled or old as well as her own beautiful ornaments. On adorning these clothes and ornaments, Sita always looked resplendent and freshly dressed. इनकक ब्रह्ममविमदरनज नमम कक कन्यम रज थज। अतत सक चशद्रमम, चशद्रमम सक बमध, बमध सक पमरुरविम, पमरुरविम सक आयम, आयम सक नहमष, नहमष सक यनत, ययमनत, सशयमनत, आयनत, पवियमनत और कवनत नममक छछ महमबलि-पविक्रमशमलिरी पमत हमए। Once when he was in need of some money, he approached Prithu Chakravarthy for help. Prithu agreed to help the rishi but in turn requested him to help with the Aswamedha Yaga that he was taking up. He asked sage Atri to help his son who was appointed as guardian for the yaga aswa. Indra wanted to cause interruption to the yaga presumably to prevent Prithu from getting more powerful. So, he came disguised and stole the yaga aswa and was carrying it away in the sky. Prithu’s son asked sage Atri whether he should kill him with his arrows. Sage Atri saw what Indra was doing and wanted to teach him a lesson and so advised that whoever is causing obstacles to the yaga deserves punishment and killing that person or injuring him is allowed by dharma. He indicated that the person was none other than Indra but no one is above dharma. So, the son of Prithu shot an arrow at Indra and Indra was badly hurt. Indra left the horse but again stole it and became invisible. Atri made Indra visible by absorbing Indra’s powers (like a black body absorbs radiation) and Prithu’s son punished him again! The yaga was completed successfully and the emperor praised Atri to the sky. Sage Gautama, who was present (and is a very great sage himself) felt jealous (or pretended to be so!) and when sage Atri returned the compliments to Emperor Prithu praising him as Chandra and Indra, sage Gautama objected saying that it is against dharma. Atri maharshi responded that he did not do anything wrong and asked the assembly to their ruling on this tricky matter. The assembly of learned sages could not decide and they in turn submitted the question to Sanatkumara, another manasa putra of Brahma. He confirmed that since a king or emperor cannot become so without an amsa of Vishnu in him, Atri did not err in equating the king to Indra. All sages including Gautama accepted this ruling.

It is quite probable that sage Gautama wanted to bring out the subtleties of dharma through this incident and of course it is possible for the greatest soul also to momentarily succumb to the internal enemies. For us, the morals of the story are important. Sage Atri helps Surya and Chandra Once upon a time, there was a fierce war between devas and danavas (it is a never ending war in our own mind) and Surya and Chandra lost their tejas (effulgence, energy) due to Rahu and Ketu. They approached sage Atri and prayed for his help. He restored their energies so that they can carry out their duties. He also gave them a boon that in future, they would not be adversely affected (except during the brief periods of eclipse?). It just shows the enormous powers that sage Atri had because of his tapas. Let us bow to Him and request His help in regaining our own glory and realize our true nature.

Story of Sati Sumati and Sati Anasuya There was a great pativrata named Sumati, who served her husband with great devotion. He was afflicted by leprosy and was unable to walk. However, one day he saw a beautiful courtesan and desire arose in his mind (alas, that is the problem with all sadhakas). He asked his wife to intercede on his behalf with the courtesan and take him there to fulfill his desire. Being a pativrata, she went to the courtesan and conveyed her husband’s desire and requested the courtesan to accept his request. Knowing that Sumati is a great pativrata and refusing her request would not be in her interest (the courtesans were well read and were God fearing in those days, though compelled to lead a profession that may not be to their liking), she agreed to satisfy his desire for one night. Since he had no legs to walk, Sumati carried him in a basket on her shoulders and set out from her house after it became dark. Since it was a nil moon night, and she was going through a route away from the city lights, it was pitch dark and she could not see or hear the great sage Mandavya who was impaled but was silent in meditation. The leg of Sumati’s husband brushed the body of the sage causing him a lot of pain and the sage cursed that the person will die at sunrise. The husband and Sumati were greatly affected by this and returned home without completing the purpose of the ill-fated journey! A deeper meaning given to me by grace of Datta is that when the sun of jnana arises in the mind, all desires will die! Sumati, being a great pativrata willed that the sun should not rise in the eastern sky so that the curse of sage Mandavya will not come to fruition. Needless to say, all the worlds were thrown into a big turmoil and the Gods went to Lord Brahma. He asked them to approach Anasuya and they rushed to her. Being a pativrata herself, she looked at her lord sage Atri. He asked her to accede to the request of the gods and help the worlds. So, they all came to Sumati, who was sitting with the head of her husband in her lap. When Sumati saw them, she was surprised and paid her respects to Anasuya and others. Anasuya requested Sumati to lift her injunction against sunrise and help the world and assured Sumati that she will bring her husband back to life with her pativrata powers. Sumati agreed and allowed Sun to rise in

the eastern sky. Anasuya also brought back life to the husband of Sumati. All gods were very pleased and praised Anasuya and Sumati for their pativratya. Sage Atri and His great Tapas When sage Atri did great tapas on the Para Brahma, the fire / heat of the tapas became unbearable to the whole world and Lord Brahma had to accept it and gave it a form of a man. He also gave a boon to sage Atri that at the right time a son would be born to him. As he continued the tapas, the Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Siva (Rudra) appeared before the sage. To his question, they replied that they were all equal with different roles and pleased with his great penance they promised to be born as his children. Soma is called Chandratreya or Chandratre, and Durvasa is Krishnatreya or Krishnatre. Somatreya (Chandra) established the Someshwara Jyotirlinga, used to overcome all kinds of ion. Soma, as the incarnation of Brahma, has the power to cause any species to continue survival. Soma (Chandra) and Durvasa gave their powers to Datta (Amsa of Vishnu) and went for Tapas etc. Datta, or Dattatreya as He prefers to be known thus carries all the powers and attributes of the Trinity and thus the Nirguna Para Brahma Tatwa and became a Guru and continues even now. Sage Atri is the first among the Sapta Rishi (seven luminous or eternal sages in the sky) symbolized by the great bear (Ursa Major) and the seven stars around it. Sage Atri was father of Sage Atteya Punarvasu, who was teacher of Caraka. Sage Atri was teacher of Ayurveda.