GURU DATTATREYA OF GANAGAPUR

DATTATREYA'S MISSION

Dattatreya, with his inimitable virtue of Kshma - mercy essential for such mission started his noble mission -lifting the adorable vedic knowledge from the depths and reestablished the Sanathana Dharma. Soon he and his followers released the Dharma from the grip of several sects, who with the grace of kshudradevatas and tamasika poojas made the land a burial ground littering with bones and blood of animals and humans, sacrificed according to the tenets of their cult. He was recognized and his cult honoured. He became a Guru - the guru with great following engaged in preaching Dharma which took deep roots this region. An interesting phenomenon! He settled down at Mahur, the famous Saktipitha of his day and freely indulged in the five 'Ma' kar rites of the Sakteyas to teach them the worthlessness of their cult through final result. 

The Nath Sampradaya and the Mahanubhavas more than Sakteyas joined in claiming him as their guru, though he preached the Satdharma, contrary to their cherished Sanyasa marga. In course of time, with his magnetic personality and superiority of his cult he changed the other sampradays. The change that came over was very rapid and the old religion once again reached the apex. Many eminent followers not only preached, but wrote master pieces explaining the glory of this Dutta cult. Gurucharita, an authoritative work, besides giving the origin and impact of Dutta cult, gives an exhaustive account of the history of his avatars like Shri Sripada Shri Vallabha and Sri Narasimha Saraswati, the immortal disciples who immortalized their Guru through propagation and construction of Mandirs for uplifting the Sanathana Dharma, and proferring relief to the afflicted through many ministrations, from the principal shrine at Ganagapur. Among the many Shri Shripada Shri Vallabh, the first incarnation of Dattatra deserves close perusal.

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