[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922) › c25.11 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c25.11 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c25.11 - **Language:** English ### [c25.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c25.11) Datta Ātreya, or Dattātreya as he is generally called,³ is always connected in tradition with the great Haihaya king Arjuna Kārtavīrya, who propitiated him and was favoured by him.⁴ He was therefore, from this position, a descendant (not son) of Prabhākara. In late or brahmanical stories however he is wrongly introduced at other times.⁵ He is said to have been placid, beneficent and unblemished,⁶ and is regarded as the fourth incarnation of Viṣṇu;⁷ yet he is sometimes described as addicted to sensual pleasures and spirituous liquor.⁸ It is said he had a son Nimi, who was the first to institute the śrāddha.⁹ - [Previous: c25.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c25.10) - [Next: c25.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c25.12) - [Up: c25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c25) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c25.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c25.11) · Pramāṇa