History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.236
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.236
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¹⁴³⁴ The story of दत्तात्रेय and of his boons (वरs) to कार्तवीर्य occurs in several Purāṇas. Vide मत्स्य 43 15 ff, ब्रह्मा 13. 160 ff The ब्रह्माण्ड III 8 84 quotes a पौराणिकश्लोक 'अत्रेः पुत्रं महात्मानं शान्तात्मानमकल्मषम्। दत्तात्रेयं तनुं विष्णोः पुराणाः प्रचक्षते॥'. In the भागवत (I 3. 52 ff) twenty-two avatāras of विष्णु are mentioned out of which Dattātreya is the 6th who propounded ānvīkṣikī (Adhyātmavidyā) to Alarka and Prahlāda In the मार्कण्डेय (Veṅk) 17. 10-13 दत्तात्रेय says 'ये च मां पूजयिष्यन्ति गन्धमाल्यादिभिर्नरा । मांसमद्योपहारैश्च मिष्टान्नश्चात्म-संमतैः। ॰॰॰तेषामहं परा पुष्टि पुत्रदारधनादिकम्। प्रदास्याम्यवधूतश्च हनिष्याम्यवमन्यतः॥'
Linked texts (4)
- Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit