But later, he was accepted and absorbed into many other cults and sects, even including the more conventional Vaishnavism. He is also considered more of a God today, than a teacher.
Today, this deity is worshiped by a multitude of Hindus from all walks of life, spanning the entire globe. Data is believed to be the author of the Tripura Rahasya, a treatise on Advaita Vedanta, which was given to Parashurama. Dattatreya is regarded as one of the most ancient deities. The earliest references to him can be found as far back as in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
The Dattatreya Upanishad, which is part of the Atharva Veda, describes him as variously taking the form of a child, a madman and even a demon, in order to help his followers attain moksha liberation from the material world. In the earliest Tantric traditions, this deity was portrayed with only one head.
Gorakshanath was responsible for including Sri Datta in the Nath Sampradaya and giving the deity a socially acceptable form today. The current three-headed form of Guru Sri Datta was probably introduced in the last years or so.
Data was born to sage Atri, who had been granted a boon by Lord Shiva that he would be born in their household, to the sage himself. Lord Shiva or Parameshwara , being part of the Trinity, Dattatreya automatically becomes an aspect of the Trimurti. Some sources believe that he was born in the jungles of Kashmir, very close to the holy Amarnath. Young Datta left his home at a very tender age, to roam naked in search of the Absolute One.
He is believed to have attained enlightenment in a town in Karnataka, known as Ganagapura. It is also said that his original footprints can still be seen in a lonely peak at Girnar.
While one of them was an Asura, the others belonged to the Kshatriya warrior clan. Dattatreya was at first regarded as an avatar of Shiva. But later, Vaishnavites claimed that he was an avatar of Vishnu. Hence, he went on to identify with the Trinity themselves. Towards the end of the third chapter, it says that Shiva pervades all reality and resides as the Eternal Jyoti Divine Light in the heart of every man. Shiva is described here as being omnipresent and omniscient.
Finally, the chapter closes with the description of Shiva as of being that of Dattatreya. This treatise also narrates the entire life story of Datta. Shri Dattatreya is portrayed in different ways in different traditions among the Hindus. However, the most commonly portrayed image as having six hands; the lowest two hands holding a Mala garland and a Kamandalu water pot.
The middle two hands are shown holding the sacred Shankha Conch and Chakra Discus. Occasionally, portraits also show him holding the Gada Mace. He is also shown as accompanied by 4 dogs and a cow. Dattatreya is shown having 3 heads and a form that resonates peace and serenity.
In the present Kali Yuga, it is only through pure, divine love, that one can go beyond just being poised and actually attain that type of calmness and serenity.
Only those extremely Dharmic righteous can follow the fourfold path of Yoga and go ahead to discover the Absolute Truth. Guru Datta radiates that very love and compassion, thereby emanating that peace and love from his person. He is also the one who has transcended the 3 qualities or the Triguna and is one with the Sublime Energy of the Absolute Guru.
This is why he is also regarded as the Teacher or the Divine Guru. Dattatreya is most often shown as having 6 hands, each holding the Shankha, the Chakra, the Gada, the Trishul Trident , the Kamandalu water pot and the Begging Bowl. Mentioned below is the significance of each of these items:. The Shankha or the Conch is the one that resonates with the Naada, the divine sound. Saturn stands forms the basis of knowledge spiritual expansion, which is ultimately bestowed by Jupiter.
Likewise, the teacher too is responsible to first awaken the need for gaining knowledge in the student and then helping him or her seek extensive training to achieve the same. The Chakra, the Discus or the Wheel stands for time or the Kalachakra. It is much respected and is very popular like Vedas, Ramayan, Mahabharat, Bhagwat and other puranas in sanskrit and Dnyaneshwari, Dasbodh, Eknathi Bhagwat etc.
Shree Gurucharitra Biography of Narasimha Saraswati. The king visited Shrimad Narasimha Saraswati because he was suffering from a blister which was not curing. No one was able to cure, so he was advised to visit Shrimad Narasimha Saraswati, and after visiting him he was cured.
Appearance as Shri Swami Samarth at Akkalkot. Shrimad Narasimha Saraswati stayed in Samadhi and emerged from samadhi because a woodcutter accidentally cut through a tree and hit Shrimad Narasimha Saraswati now Sri Swami Samarth. After emerging from samadhi Shrimad Narasimha Saraswati traveled all over the country.
Thus at one place he was known as Chanchal Bharati and at another place he would be called Digambar Swami. Shri Swami Samarth sitting under banyan tree, Akkalkot. Shri Swami Samarth: Stay at Akkalkot. Shri Swami Samarth lived for over two decades 22 years at Akkalkot, mainly at the residence of his disciple Cholappa, where his Samadhi and shrine are now located.
The shrine complex, The Vatavruksha Mandir, which also encloses the banyan tree beneath which the Swami would preach his message, is the hub of devotions for his followers; free accommodation and meals are provided to pilgrims by Shri Swami Samarth Annachhatra Mandal also. The other shrine is of Samadhi of Swami located at some distance from the main shrine.
Gurumandir of Swami Samarta, Akkalkot. Life and teachings of Shri Swami Samarth. Sri Swami Samarth was an epitome of wisdom and knowledge and is considered an Avadhoot: Maha-Yogi possessing great spiritual powers.
He was always muttering mystic 'Mantras' or words that very few could understand. He expressed oneness with all creations. The splendor of Shri Swami Samarth and his glorious mission became more fully manifest, after his arrival in town of Akkalkot in Maharashtra. Sri Swami stayed in Akkalkot, for 22 years till his Mahasamadhi, showing the common man the path to the God.
Swami Samarth is known to have performed several miracles for his devotees. On April 30, Chaitra Vadya Trayodashi of Hindu year after nearly years of the incarnation, the great sage adopted Mahasamadhi the last conscious communion with God under his favorite Banyan tree. His spiritual powers are experienced by devotees even now.
Flow of pilgrims continues to Akkalkot every year. Those who go there for darshan of the samadhi, still feel the subtle powers of akkalkot swami samarth. They feel a definite response to their prayers. Some are healed of their sufferings and others find their desire fulfilled. Even though Shri Swami Samarth is no longer in his bodily manifestation, He continues to guide his devotees. Samadhi: Shri Swami Samartha, Akkalkot.
Mantras of Shri Swami Samarth. Sagun mantras are the mantras that represent and invoke a particular a Deity, God, Saint or Guru by praising the qualities to attain self-realization. Sagun Mantras form visual patterns upon repeated chanting until this chanting gives rise to the real form of deity or saint or call it a visualization Shri Akkalkot Swami Samarth devotees sing many mantras of Swami Samarth.
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