Anagha & Dattatreya as the Source & Amalgamtion of Trishakti & Trimurti

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Well have noticed a lot of people trying to limit Devi Anagha and Lord Dattatreya to just Lakshmi Narayan but in reality they are Trishakti and Trimurti. Will give details on the same with proof.

First let us check the Dattatreya Dvadash Naam Stotram by Shri Tembe Swami (Shri Vasudevanand Saraswati) - 

1. The third name of Lord Dattatreya is Trimurti

2. The eleventh name of Lord Dattatreya is Maharudra

The words of Shri Tembe Swami (an incarnation of Dattatreya himself) sufficiently proves Lord Dattatreya is not confined to Lord Vishnu alone.

As per Datta Bavani :

ब्रह्मा हरि हरनो अवतार, शरणागतनो तारणहार । अंतर्यामी सत् चित् सुख, बहार सदगुरु द्विभुज सुमुख ।।४।।

Even here he is considered to be an incarnation of Trimurti.

As per the Dattatreya Stotram from Narad Puran by Narad Muni 

आदौ ब्रह्मा मध्ये विष्णुरन्ते देव: सदाशिव: ।

मूर्तित्रयस्वरूपाय दत्तात्रेय नमोस्तुते ।।6।।

Now let's come to Devi Anagha 

"My dear children, I will teach you the nature of Dasa Mahavidyas after deciding how much to be taught on each day and by whom. For those who worship Anaghädevi, who is the embodiment of Dasa Mahavidyas, and Her Lord Anagha, the grace of their children ashta siddhis is granted. You observe Anaghashtami every month on bahula ashtami. All your desires will fructify. Shankar Bhatt, those who make a päräyana of the Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam authored by you and perform Anaghashtami vrata on the waxing or waning eighth moon phase immediately following päräyana, and feed eleven people or utilize that equivalent money in any Datta temple will derive results at once." Sripad Srivallabh Charitamrit, Chapter 31

As per these lines, as Anagha Devi is the embodiment of the Dasa Mahavidyas, it clearly suggests she isn't confined to Devi Lakshmi alone.

"Anaghā Devi incarnates as a divine form of Mother distinct from the combination of Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Kāli. Therefore, note that Anaghā Devi is the divine shakti supporting the three forms of Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Kāli in their integrated state and is superior to all of them. Note that My Anaghā form bears Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra in an integrated state. Know that I keep that Anaghā form — who is the basis for those three, who transcends them, and is the personification of the three shaktis — on My left side in My shākta rūpa." Sripad Srivallabh Charitamrit, Chapter 28

Now let us analyse the Anagha Kavachashtakam below

शिरो मे अनघा पातु भालं मे दत्तभामिनी ।

भ्रूमध्यं योगिनी पातु नेत्रे पातु सुदर्शिनी ॥ १॥

नासारन्ध्रद्वये पातु योगिशी भक्तवत्सला ॥

मुखं मे मधुवाक्पातु दत्तचित्तविहारिणी ॥ २॥

त्रिकण्ठी पातु मे कण्ठं वाचं वाचस्पतिप्रिया ।

स्कन्धौ मे त्रिगुणा पातु भुजौ कमलधारिणी ॥ ३॥

करौ सेवारता पातु हृदयं मन्दहासिनी ।

उदरं अन्नदा पातु स्वयञ्जा नाभिमण्डलम् ॥ ४॥

कमनिया कटि पातु गुह्यं गुह्येश्वरी सदा ।

ऊरु मे पातु जम्भघ्नी जानुनी रेणुकेष्टदा ॥ ५॥

पादौ पादस्थिता पातु पुत्रदा वै खिलं वपुः ।

वामगा पातु वामाङ्गं दक्षाङ्ग गुरुगामिनी ॥ ६॥

गृहं मे दत्तगृहिणी बाह्ये सर्वात्मिकाऽवतु ।

त्रिकाले सर्वदा रक्षेत् पतिशुश्रुणोत्सुका ॥ ७॥

जाया मे दत्तवामाङ्गी अष्टपुत्रा सुतोऽवतु ।

गोत्रमत्रि स्नुषा रक्षेदनघा भक्तरक्षणी ॥ ८॥

यः पठेदनघाकवचं नित्यं भक्तियुतो नरः ।

तस्मै भवत्यनघाम्बा वरदा सर्वभाग्यदा ॥

If we check the third verse, we find that she is known as 'वाचस्पतिप्रिया' (Sarsawati, the beloved of Brahma) and 'कमलधारिणी' (Lakshmi, the holder of the lotus). In the fourth verse, she is known as 'अन्नदा' (Annapoorna aspect of Parvati). In the fifth verse, she is referred to as 'गुह्येश्वरी' (connected to Guhya Kali) and 'रेणुकेष्टदा' (Renuka, an incarnation of Durga). This sufficiently proves she is all three.

Let us also see Slokas authenticating Dattatreya as the source of Trimurtis.

"From Lord Sri Datta, the Trimurtis, and from them, the three crores of celestials and from those celestials thirty-three crores of deities emerged. Therefore, when the name of Datta is remembered, it results in the remembrance of all the thirty-three crore of deities" Chapter 8, Sripad Vallabh Charitamrita

“Those who abuse or criticize the Srīpāda Srīvallabha Charitāmrutam knowingly or unknowingly will forfeit all the merits of their virtuous deeds in many births. The angels of dharma will take away the fruits of virtuous deeds part by part and will distribute them to the worthy, poor people. In this way, you will become poor and the poor will become rich. It is declared on solemn oath that every letter of this book is true. It is a

standard by itself. People who abuse or criticize this will lose their amassed merits in instalments and will ultimately become poor. To remove the pain of penury, read this book with care and devotion.” Sripad Srivallabh Charitamrit, Chapter 31

Some scriptures (like Srimad Bhagawatam, Markandeya Puran, etc) do state that in certain kalpas Lakshmi Vishnu specifically incarnated on earth as Anagha Dattatreya. But that doesn't mean that Anagha Dattatreya in their primordial form are restricted to Lakshmi Vishnu. In fact they are both the source and amalgamtion of Saraswati Brahma, Lakshmi Vishnu and Gauri Shankara.

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