[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c5.287 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.287 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.287 - **Language:** English ### [c5.287](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.287) 1) Birth. Anasūyā, the wife of hermit Atri gave birth to Dattātreya. But Dattātreya was the incarnation of Mahāviṣṇu. - [Previous: c5.286](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.286) - [Next: c5.288](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.288) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.287](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.287) · Pramāṇa