á¹£aá¹£á¹ham atrer apatyatvaá¹
vá¹›taḥ prÄpto 'nasÅ«yayÄ
ÄnvÄ«ká¹£ikÄ«m alarkÄya
prahlÄdÄdibhya Å«civÄn
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á¹£aá¹£á¹ham - the sixth one; atreḥ - of Atri; apatyatvam - sonship; vá¹›taḥ - being prayed for; prÄptaḥ - obtained; anasÅ«yayÄ - by AnasÅ«yÄ; ÄnvÄ«ká¹£ikÄ«m - on the subject of transcendence; alarkÄya - unto Alarka; prahlÄda-Ädibhyaḥ - unto PrahlÄda and others; Å«civÄn - spoke.
The sixth incarnation of the puruá¹£a was the son of the sage Atri. He was born from the womb of AnasÅ«yÄ, who prayed for an incarnation. He spoke on the subject of transcendence to Alarka, PrahlÄda and others [Yadu, Haihaya, etc.].
The Lord incarnated Himself as DattÄtreya, the son of Ṛṣi Atri and AnasÅ«yÄ. The history of the birth of DattÄtreya as an incarnation of the Lord is mentioned in the BrahmÄṇá¸a PurÄṇa in connection with the story of the devoted wife. It is said there that AnasÅ«yÄ, the wife of Ṛṣi Atri, prayed before the lords BrahmÄ, Viṣṇu and Åšiva as follows: “My lords, if you are pleased with me, and if you desire me to ask from you some sort of blessings, then I pray that you combine together to become my son.†This was accepted by the lords, and as DattÄtreya the Lord expounded the philosophy of the spirit soul and especially instructed Alarka, PrahlÄda, Yadu, Haihaya, etc.
