Jaya Dev JAya Dev Datha Avadhutha.....

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   As a Yoga-Avatar, Lord Dattatreya teaches us to perform all our

duties skillfully and diligently. Yoga does not require outside aids, nor

does it demand great physical effort. All we have to do is change our outlook

and transform our attitude to life. This " change " consist of giving up the

idea or feeling of " doership " , " enjoyership " and the resultant anxiety (and

attachment ) for the fruits of our actions. By performing all our duties

with this changed outlook, our mind will be freed from agitation and attain

the restful state called " equanimity " , or the state where there is no " mind " .

This is the state of Bliss that every soul ultimately aspires to. This is

the state of Datta - the ultimate Gift of God.             Lord Dattatreya is also holding a rotating discus -chakra. It

is a round circle with no beginning and no end. Like the universe, it too

is constantly moving, always in a flux. He uses this chakra to destroy all

kinds of karmic bonds of His devotees. His right hand holds a rosary -japa

mala. With this the Lord counts His devotees, liberating them by merely thinking

of their name. In another hand the Lord is carrying the water pot -kamandala.

This holds the nectar of pure wisdom. With this He revives the souls thirsty

for knowledge, liberating them from the endless cycle of life and death.

 

 

  The four dogs of Dattatreya are the embodiments of the four Vedas.

They follow the Lord as " hounds of heaven, watchdogs of the ultimate Truth " .

They help the Lord in " hunting " and finding pure souls, wherever they may

be born. Behind the Lord Dattatreya is the cow named Kamadhenu. This divine

cow grants the wishes and desires of all those who seek the Lord. She grants

all material and spiritual wishes of the Lord's devotees.

 

  The Lord stands in front of the Audumbara tree. This is the celestial

wish -yielding tree. It fulfills the wishes of those who prostrate before

it. Audumbara is the bearer of nectar, and wherever it is found, Lord Dattatreya

is always found in it's shade.

 

" The lord is endowed with all wealth. He is all pervading and resides in

the hearts of all beings. He is the great Maayavi, sporting with His own

Maaya. He is Brahma. His Vishnu, He is Rudra. He is Indra and He is also

all the gods of heaven and all other beings. He is East, He is West, He is

North, He is South, He is below and He is above. He is everything. This is

the glory of the form of Dattatreya. " OM  GURU  NATHASAI  GURU  NATHA