Dattatreya Sahasranama

दत्तः

Dattaḥ

ॐ दत्ताय नमः

The one who is given, the divine gift bestowed upon Atri and Anasuya

दत्तात्रेयः

Dattātreyaḥ

ॐ दत्तात्रेयाय नमः

The son of Atri given by the Trinity, the complete Trimurti incarnation born of sage Atri's lineage

अवधूतः

Avadhūtaḥ

ॐ अवधूताय नमः

The liberated one who has shaken off all worldly conditioning, the supreme renunciant beyond all categories

दिगम्बरः

Digambaraḥ

ॐ दिगम्बराय नमः

The sky-clad one whose garment is the directions themselves, beyond all covering

त्रिमूर्तिः

Trimūrtiḥ

ॐ त्रिमूर्तये नमः

The one embodying all three divine forms of creation, preservation, and dissolution

आदिगुरुः

Ādigurūḥ

ॐ आदिगुरवे नमः

The primordial teacher who initiated the entire tradition of sacred knowledge transmission

योगीश्वरः

Yogīśvaraḥ

ॐ योगीश्वराय नमः

The supreme lord of all yogis, the master of every yogic path and discipline

सिद्धेश्वरः

Siddheśvaraḥ

ॐ सिद्धेश्वराय नमः

The lord of all perfected beings, the sovereign over every siddha who has attained liberation

अत्रिपुत्रः

Atriputraḥ

ॐ अत्रिपुत्राय नमः

The son of sage Atri, born of the greatest rishi of the Saptarishi lineage

अनसूयासुतः

Anasūyāsutaḥ

ॐ अनसूयासुताय नमः

The son of Anasuya, born of the peerless mother whose purity conquered the Trimurti

चतुर्भुजः

Caturbhujaḥ

ॐ चतुर्भुजाय नमः

The four-armed one carrying the divine weapons and implements of all three cosmic functions

षट्पदसेवितः

Ṣaṭpadasevitaḥ

ॐ षट्पदसेविताय नमः

The one attended by the six-legged bee of divine knowledge, ever accompanied by the humming of sacred wisdom

चतुष्कुक्कुटसंयुक्तः

Catuṣkukkuṭasaṃyuktaḥ

ॐ चतुष्कुक्कुटसंयुक्ताय नमः

The one accompanied by four cockerels, the four-rooster attendants symbolising the four Vedas

चतुःश्वानपरिवृतः

Catuḥśvānaparivṛtaḥ

ॐ चतुःश्वानपरिवृताय नमः

The one surrounded by four dogs, accompanied by the four faithful hounds representing the four Vedas

गायत्रीमन्त्रतत्त्वज्ञः

Gāyatrīmantratattvaajñaḥ

ॐ गायत्रीमन्त्रतत्त्वज्ञाय नमः

The knower of the essential truth of the Gayatri Mantra, master of the sacred twenty-four syllables

चतुर्वेदधरः

Caturvedadharaḥ

ॐ चतुर्वेदधराय नमः

The upholder of all four Vedas, in whom all Vedic knowledge is perfectly embodied and preserved

षड्दर्शनविशारदः

Ṣaḍdarśanaviśāradaḥ

ॐ षड्दर्शनविशारदाय नमः

The expert in all six philosophical schools of Indian thought, the master of every darshana

परशुरामगुरुः

Paraśurāmagurūḥ

ॐ परशुरामगुरवे नमः

The guru of Parashurama, the divine teacher of the axe-wielding avatar of Vishnu

कार्तवीर्यार्जुनवरदः

Kārtavīryārjunavāradadaḥ

ॐ कार्तवीर्यार्जुनवरदाय नमः

The bestower of boons upon Kartavirya Arjuna, the generous granter who empowered the thousand-armed king

चतुर्विंशतिगुरुः

Caturviṃśatigurūḥ

ॐ चतुर्विंशतिगुरवे नमः

The one who had twenty-four gurus, the sage who learned the supreme truth from all of creation

भिक्षाटनपरः

Bhikṣāṭanaparaḥ

ॐ भिक्षाटनपराय नमः

The one supremely devoted to wandering for alms, the divine mendicant who roams freely without a fixed abode

मधुकरवृत्तिः

Madhukaravṛttiḥ

ॐ मधुकरवृत्तये नमः

The one who follows the bee's way, collecting wisdom from many sources without burdening any single one

गिरनारनिवासी

Girnāranivāsī

ॐ गिरनारनिवासिने नमः

The one who dwells at Girnar, the presiding deity of the sacred Girnar hills in Saurashtra

गाणगापुरवासी

Gāṇagāpuravāsī

ॐ गाणगापुरवासिने नमः

The one who resides at Gangapur, the presiding deity of the greatest Dattatreya kshetra in Karnataka

नारसिंहसरस्वतीरूपः

Nārasiṃhasarasvatīrūpaḥ

ॐ नारसिंहसरस्वतीरूपाय नमः

The one in the form of Nrusimha Saraswati, the second great incarnation of Dattatreya who lived in the 14th century

श्रीपादश्रीवल्लभः

Śrīpādaśrīvalabhaḥ

ॐ श्रीपादश्रीवल्लभाय नमः

The one in the form of Shripada Shrivallabha, the first historical incarnation of Dattatreya

स्वामिसमर्थस्वरूपः

Svāmisamarthasvarūpaḥ

ॐ स्वामिसमर्थस्वरूपाय नमः

The one in the essential form of Swami Samarth, the third great incarnation of Dattatreya at Akkalkot

नाथसम्प्रदायप्रवर्तकः

Nāthasampradāyapravartakaḥ

ॐ नाथसम्प्रदायप्रवर्तकाय नमः

The founder and initiator of the Nath Sampradaya, the first teacher of the great Nath yogic tradition

वैराग्यमूर्तिः

Vairāgyamūrtiḥ

ॐ वैराग्यमूर्तये नमः

The embodiment of perfect dispassion, the living form of supreme detachment from all things worldly

ज्ञानसागरः

Jñānasāgaraḥ

ॐ ज्ञानसागराय नमः

The ocean of knowledge, whose wisdom is as boundless and deep as the sea

ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकः

Brahmaviṣṇuśivātmakaḥ

ॐ ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकाय नमः

The one whose very self is Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva together, the living union of all three cosmic principles

सृष्टिस्थितिलयकर्ता

Sṛṣṭisthitilayakartre

ॐ सृष्टिस्थितिलयकर्त्रे नमः

The doer of creation, maintenance, and dissolution, the single agent of all three cosmic operations

परब्रह्मस्वरूपी

Parabrahmasvarūpiṇe

ॐ परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणे नमः

The one whose very form is the supreme Brahman, the pure absolute reality beyond all attributes

चिदानन्दस्वरूपः

Cidānandasvarūpaḥ

ॐ चिदानन्दस्वरूपाय नमः

The one whose essential nature is pure consciousness and bliss, the form of Sat-Chit-Ananda

निर्गुणः

Nirguṇaḥ

ॐ निर्गुणाय नमः

The one beyond all qualities, the attributeless absolute who transcends all classification

सगुणः

Saguṇaḥ

ॐ सगुणाय नमः

The one with qualities, who takes on divine attributes and form for the sake of devotees

अनादिः

Anādiḥ

ॐ अनादये नमः

The one without a beginning, the eternal who was never born and will never cease

अनन्तः

Anantaḥ

ॐ अनन्ताय नमः

The infinite one without end, whose being extends beyond all boundaries in all directions

अजः

Ajaḥ

ॐ अजाय नमः

The unborn one who was never subject to birth, the birthless eternal consciousness

अव्ययः

Avyayaḥ

ॐ अव्ययाय नमः

The imperishable and inexhaustible one, whose divine essence never diminishes or decays

निराकारः

Nirākāraḥ

ॐ निराकाराय नमः

The formless one, whose true nature transcends all shape, image, and perceptible form

साकारः

Sākāraḥ

ॐ साकाराय नमः

The one with form, who manifests with divine shape and beauty for the joy of devotees

तन्त्रागमप्रणेता

Tantrāgamapraṇetā

ॐ तन्त्रागमप्रणेत्रे नमः

The formulator of Tantra and Agama, the divine author who revealed the tantric and agamic systems of knowledge

षट्कर्मनिरतः

Ṣaṭkarmaniratāḥ

ॐ षट्कर्मनिरताय नमः

The one absorbed in the six sacred duties, the master practitioner of all six brahminic and yogic disciplines

योगमार्गप्रदर्शकः

Yogamārgapradarśakaḥ

ॐ योगमार्गप्रदर्शकाय नमः

The one who shows the path of yoga, the supreme guide who illuminates every yogic route to liberation

भक्तवत्सलः

Bhaktavatsalaḥ

ॐ भक्तवत्सलाय नमः

The one who is tender and affectionate toward devotees, the deity who loves his devotees as a mother loves her child

भक्ताभयप्रदः

Bhaktābhayapradaḥ

ॐ भक्ताभयप्रदाय नमः

The giver of fearlessness to devotees, the one who removes all fear from the hearts of those who surrender to him

लोकनाथः

Lokānāthaḥ

ॐ लोकनाथाय नमः

The lord of all worlds, the master and protector of every realm of existence

त्रिलोकेशः

Trilokeśaḥ

ॐ त्रिलोकेशाय नमः

The lord of the three worlds, the sovereign of earth, the intermediate realm, and the heavens

जगद्गुरुः

Jagadgurūḥ

ॐ जगद्गुरवे नमः

The teacher of the entire universe, the cosmic guru whose wisdom guides all beings across all worlds