Markandeyapurana 17.12

17.12

somaḥ svaraśmibhaiḥ śītairvorudhauṣadhimānavān /
āpyāyayan sadā svarge vartate sa prajāpatiḥ //

Brahmā became Soma, Viṣṇu was born as Dattātreya, Śiva was born as Durvāsas, through the boon granted by thegods. The prajāpati Soma, ever causing creepers and medicinal plants and mankind to grow with his cool rays, abides in Svarga. Dattātreya protects oilspring from destruction by the malignant Daityas: and Viṣṇu’s portion must also be known as the benefactor of the docile. Durvāsas, the adorable birthless god, destroys the scorner; assuming a formidable body, he is haughty in look mind and speech. The adorable prajāpati, the son of Atri again created the Soma plant.[1] Dattātreya also, being Viṣṇu, enjoyed objects of sense while engaged in profound meditation. Durvāsas, deeming his father and mother to be the chiefest object of devotion, assuming the form known as ‘frantic,’ roamed about the earth.