śrīdattātreyasahasranāmastotram

O knower of the essence of all scriptures, O one devoted to the knowledge of Brahman, O Suta, tell us of a means to overcome death that is beneficial to all.

Among all the gods, who is the god that bestows immediate liberation? And what is the mantra that surely brings him immediate pleasure?

Suta said: He is the knower of the essence of the Vedas and Agamas, the Avadhuta, the one whose form is pure consciousness, inclined towards affection for His devotees, and He alone is Dattatreya.

Always having a joyful countenance, He is solely intent on the thoughts of His devotees; although His names are infinite, these are the supreme ones.

This thousand-name hymn of Dattatreya increases His pleasure; whoever reads this daily with a mind focused solely on Dattatreya [attains his desires].

He is immediately liberated from all sins, there is no doubt about this; at the end, he attains that supreme abode from which there is no return.

Of this Shri Dattatreya Sahasranama Stotra mantra, Avadhuta is the Rishi. Anushtup is the meter. Digambara is the presiding deity. Om is the seed. Hrim is the power. Kraum is the pin. The recitation is engaged in for the pleasure of Shri Datta.

I worship Dattatreya, who is sky-clad, whose body is smeared with sacred ash, who is the embodiment of pure consciousness, the bestower of liberation, and ever-gracious; who is lean, dark-complexioned, and absorbed in the state of Brahman-realization.

Now begins the Thousand Name Hymn. Dattatreya is the great Yogi, the Lord of Yoga, and the immortal Master. He is the sage, the sky-clad one, the child-like one, the one liberated from illusion, and the destroyer of arrogance.

The Avadhuta, the Great Lord, Shankara, the beloved of the immortals, the Great God, the Primal God, the Ancient Lord, and the Supreme Ruler.

The creator of goodness, the sustainer of goodness, the essence of goodness, the soul of goodness, the ocean of goodness, the knower of goodness, the witness of goodness, the one attainable through goodness, and the Lord of the immortals.

The Creator of beings, the Supporter of beings, the Soul of beings, the Origin of beings, the Existence of beings, the Becoming of beings, the Knower of beings, and the Cause of beings.

The witness of all beings, the source of all, the supreme refuge of all beings, the one whose soul is devoid of attachment to beings, the soul of all beings, and the benefactor of all beings.

Lord of all beings, the Great Lord, the Primal Lord, the Supreme Lord; He who dwells in all beings as their inner self, and the destroyer of the afflictions of all beings.

He is the Soul of all, residing in all beings, the all-knowing, the decider of all, the witness of all, the great effulgence, the knower of all, and the embodiment of all auspiciousness.

He is peaceful, truthful, equanimous, complete, and solitary; He is the Lord of Lakshmi, the Rama, the beloved of Rama, the cessation of all, and the cause of Rama.

He is the Pure Soul, the Purifier, the Infinite, the Manifest, the Supporter of the Supreme Truth, the Witness of the Swan (the individual soul), the All-Pervading, the Lord, and also the Dissolution.

The perfected soul, the Supreme Soul, and the ultimate refuge of the perfected ones; the perfection, the perfected one, the goal to be attained, the means of attainment, and the supreme one.

He is possessed of excellent marks, highly intelligent, learned, free from all inner conflicts, devoid of distress, mighty-armed, and the enhancer of abundant bliss.

The Unmanifest Person, the Wise One, the Knower of the Supreme, the Seer of the Ultimate Reality; liberated from both the higher and the lower, the United One, the Illuminator of Truth.

The Compassionate One, the Lord, the Future, the Soul of existence, the Cause of existence, the Destroyer of the suffering of worldly existence, the Virtuous, the Wise, and the Enlightened.

He who is the manifest reality, the soul of the universe, the inner Brahman, and the eternal one; He who is beyond the reach of proofs, and the one who engages in the withdrawal of the senses.

He is the Pranava (Om), He who transcends the Pranava, the foremost, the essence of dissolution, the conqueror of death, the one whose nature is solitary and pure, the soul of Shankara, and the supreme embodiment.

He is the Supreme One, to be known within the body, established in the Supreme Self, the foundation of the manifestation of consciousness, and the most excellent of all influences.

He is the embodiment of pure consciousness, the play of consciousness, the space of consciousness, and the supreme consciousness. He is the consciousness of the mind, the soul of the mind, and the ultimate refuge of the gods.

He is beyond thought, the support of all consciousness, the prowess of the conscious mind, the soul of the mind, the embodiment of consciousness, and the one with lotus-like eyes.

The Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Light, the Supreme Abode, the Scorcher of foes, the Supreme Thread, the Supreme Tantra, the Purest, and the possessor of supreme delusion.

The Knower of the field, the One who dwells in the field, the field itself, the support of the field, the dweller in the city of the body; the One devoid of the field, the witness of the worlds, the possessor of the field, and the Lord of many.

The Lord of Yoga, the One worshipped by yogis, the Yoga of those who know the Self, the Pure One, the wielder of Yogamaya, the Eternal, the Immovable, and the Lord of Lakshmi.

The Lord of Yoga, the creator of Yoga, the illuminator of the knowledge of Yoga, the protector of Yoga, the protector of the worlds, and the destroyer of the darkness of worldly existence.

The secret, the most secret, the hidden, the liberated, the united, the eternal, the unfathomable, the sky-formed, the profound, and the leader of the hosts.

Govinda, the Lord of the senses (or cows), the Protector, the one who shares in the cows, established in existence, the Witness of the senses, the enemy of Gotama, the Gandhara, and the one whose form is the sky.

Absorbed in Yoga, enjoying worldly pleasures, free from doubt, and established in Samadhi; naturally existing, the Lord of all, and the bestower of boons upon Kartavirya.

He is free from passion and free from impurity, the purifier of men, and the destroyer of sins. He is the Supreme Being, liberated from the cause and effect of the universe, the supreme light, and the ancient one.

He is the light of many forms, the one Self, the self-luminous, and the eternally auspicious. He is composed of divine light and is the sun of true knowledge.

Ever-pure, supreme, perfect, effulgent, manifest in creation, free from negligence, the Lord of the supreme, and of supreme prowess.

The Yogi, the Union, the one who witnesses Yoga, the revealer of the practice of Yoga, the one who unites, the one who liberates, the Creator, the Protector, the Sustainer, and the one who is beyond conflict.

Ever-liberated, ever-united, the Truth, of truthful prowess, the purifier of existence, the essence of existence, and the refuge of those who sustain existence.

He who bears the Goddess of Prosperity (Shri), He whose form is Prosperity, He who is full of Prosperity, He who is the abode of Prosperity, He who is worshipped by the immortals, He who is the treasure of Prosperity, He who is the Lord of Prosperity, He who is the most excellent, He who is the bestower of ultimate good, and He who is the final refuge.

The renouncer, the one endowed with the purpose of renunciation, the soul of renunciation, the embodiment of renunciation, the one whose soul is perfected by the characteristics of renunciation, the knower of renunciation, and the cause of renunciation.

The enjoyment, the enjoyer, and the object of enjoyment, the cause of the means of enjoyment, the one who enjoys, the one endowed with the purpose of enjoyment, and the illuminator of the knowledge of enjoyment.

The Absolute, the Lord of Brahma and Shiva, the Dark-complexioned One, the One who dwells in the heart, the One who resides in the lotus, the One worshipped by Brahma, the Remover of sins, and the Destroyer of ignorance.

The Great Soul, the Beginning of the Great, worshipped by the Supreme Lord, the One whose essence is beyond mind and intellect, the Soul of measure, and the Lord of humanity.

Lord of the worlds, the embodiment of divine glory, steadfastness, intelligence, memory, and compassion; the forest fire that consumes the sorrows of existence, the enlightened one, the awakened one, the Supreme Lord.

He is the destroyer of desire, the destroyer of anger, and the remover of hypocrisy, arrogance, and pride. He is the enemy of the darkness of ignorance, the enemy of worldly existence, and the Lord of the worlds.

He who creates forms, who bears forms, who is of the nature of form, whose soul is form, and who is the cause of forms. He who is the knower of forms, the witness of forms, the one whose name is form, and the destroyer of qualities.

He is immeasurable and measurable, the standard of proof and the refuge of Om. He is beyond all proof, unthinkable, devoid of consciousness, and ageless.

He is the Imperishable, the one liberated from the imperishable, the feverless, and the destroyer of fever. He is the distinguished one, the knower of wealth, the one who is seen, and the one who is beyond all examples.

The Lord of qualities, the embodiment of qualities, the soul of qualities, the one who manifests qualities, the one endowed with infinite qualities, the one who contains all qualities within, and the supreme ruler of qualities.

The Lord of the Ganas, the Master of qualities, the Soul of qualities, the One who manifests the Ganas, the Friend of the Ganas, the Soul of discrimination, the One endowed with qualities, and the Valiant One.

He is beyond logic, the sacrifice, and the sacred fire; He is the grateful one and the refuge of all fruits of action. He is the sacrifice, the bestower of the fruits of sacrifice, the one to be sacrificed unto, and the supreme among the immortals.

He is the Golden Womb (Hiranyagarbha), the Womb of Prosperity (Shrigarbha), the Womb of the Sky (Khagarbha), and the Lord of the Dead (Kunapeshvara). He is the Womb of Illusion (Mayagarbha), the Womb of the Worlds (Lokagarbha), the Self-Existent (Svayambhu), and the End of the Worlds (Bhuvanantaka).

Sinless, dense (or absolute), joyful, enlightened, the refuge of knowledge, the embodiment of knowledge, the soul of awakening, and the destroyer of the arguments of duality.

He who is natural, free from all mental projections, manifest, the refuge of the unmanifest, eternally content, devoid of illusory appearance, the state of liberation, the ultimate shelter, and the true friend.

The Lord of the secret, profound in qualities, the remover of merits and demerits, devoid of attachment to qualities, and the destroyer of the pride of the enemy of Yoga.

Bliss, Supreme Bliss, the enhancer of the joy of Self-bliss, Truth-bliss, Consciousness-bliss, and the one who is devoted to the bliss of all.

He is the embodiment of Truth, the naturally existing one, the Reality, the bliss of the Self, and the most enchanting. He is everything, the indweller of all, and the most ancient of the ancient.

He is the essence of space, He is beyond space, He is the origin of space, He is the space-Brahman, He is the one whose body is space, He is the traveler of space, He is the dweller of space, He is devoid of space, He is the treasure of space, and He is the refuge of the space-transcendent.

He is the Infinite, the Primordial Form, and He who resides in the center of the solar orb. He is the Infallible, the Supremely Infallible, the Beyond-Perception, the Giver of Boons, and the All-Knowing Seer.

The eye of the universe, the witness of the universe, the arms of the universe, the lord of wealth, the conqueror of wealth, the possessor of great brilliance, the most brilliant, the radiant, and the happy one.

The Light, the embodiment of light, the conqueror, the soul of all lights, the light of lights, the creator, and the enchanter of people.

He who has conquered his senses, conquered his anger, conquered his self, and conquered his mind; he who has conquered attachment, conquered his vital breaths, and conquered the impressions of the world.

Free from desires, without support, devoid of the concern for acquisition and preservation, free from longing, devoid of ego, without expectations, and free from all limiting adjuncts.

He is eternal consciousness, the isolated soul, and of the purest supreme glory. He is the seeker of knowledge, the seeker of the ultimate truth, the seeker of faith, and the one who is established in spiritual practice.

He who withdraws the senses, he who is free from desire for food, he who is the refuge of all that is consumed. He who is eternally pure, he who is free from longing, he who is the ultimate refuge of all refuges.

He is subtler than the subtlest, the subtle, the gross, and also grosser than the gross; He is one, yet manifests in many forms, the universal form, the eternal.

He is of many forms, He is of diverse nature, He is of manifold wisdom, He is of various names, and He is the enhancer of many kinds of knowledge.

He is the One, the Absolute, devoid of manifold states, the Single Syllable, the Seed, the Full Orb, and the Eternal.

He who is the potency of the mantra, the seed of the mantra, the potency of the scriptures, and the Lord of the universe. He who possesses various potencies, the Lord of Indra, and the Lord of the Earth.

The Lord of the vital breath, the giver of life, the vital breath itself, devoted to the regulation of breath; free from the five vital airs, and devoid of the five sheaths.

Immovable, indivisible, unattached, beyond the phenomenal world, free from disease, supportless, formless, changeless, and untainted.

He is devoid of expectations, devoid of appearance, unattached, and undisturbed. He is established in all-pervading consciousness, devoid of worldly undertakings, and without any support.

He is eternal, the protector of the virtuous, peaceful, self-controlled, and the great sage. He is silent, virtuous, established in his own self, truthful, and the Lord of the gods.

The bestower of knowledge, the knower of knowledge and realization, the embodiment of knowledge, filled with bliss, the expert among those who know the sacrifice of knowledge, the fire of knowledge, the radiant one, and the wise one.

He who is compassionate, the destroyer of the disease of worldly existence, the ultimate refuge of medical treatment, He who resides in the center of the lunar orb, and is as cool as ten million moons.

The creator of the machine, the supreme controller, the one who is mounted on the machine and remains undefeated, the knower of the machine, the dweller in the machine, the support of the machine, and the bearer of the earth.

He is the knower of the ultimate truth, the soul of the elements of truth, the revealer of the great principle, the knower of the yoga of the knowledge of truth, and the propounder of the Sankhya philosophy.

He who possesses infinite prowess, the Divine Lord, the consort of Lakshmi, the Lord of wealth, the virtuous one, the soul of the most excellent among the virtuous, the vigilant one, and the best among the immortals.

He who is without desire, who is without support, who is difficult to comprehend, the Lord who knows the Self, the bestower of health and happiness, the supreme one, and the Lord of the Vasus.

The Supreme Lord, the supremely generous, the one whose inner consciousness is difficult to attain, the invincible, the one who dwells in the difficult-to-reach, and the destroyer of the sense of distance.

He is the knower of the Vedas, the creator of the Vedas, the Vedas themselves, the embodiment of the Vedas, and one of pure intent. He dwells in solitude and is the destroyer of the weariness caused by worldly existence.

The source of Brahma, the source of the vast universe, the source of the entire world, the one who is bodiless, the large-eyed one, the Lord of the universe, and the one adorned with golden ornaments.

He who is indestructible, He who is worshipped by the world, He who destroys the afflictions of the world, He who is the source of all beings, He who possesses all wealth, He who is righteous, He who protects righteousness, and He who promotes righteousness.

He is the nectar, the eternal, the immediate, the bestower of success, and the most charming. He is indeed Brahman, the abode of the universe, and the supreme goal of the sages.

The Supreme Witness, the most excellent, the pure, the free from all ailments, the one known through the essence of the Vedas, and the one who increases the delight of the mind.

He is distinct from the body, distinct from the qualities, and distinct from the worlds; He is the knower of discrimination, the destroyer of bad dreams, the Guru, and the best among the excellent Gurus.

He who performs actions yet is liberated from the bondage of karma, the renunciate, the lord of seekers, devoid of all worldly states, and the remover of craving and attachment.

He is the renouncer, the embodiment of renunciation, renunciation itself, devoid of the need to renounce or give; He is the cause of renunciation, the soul of renunciation, the true Guru, and the bestower of happiness.

He is the expert, the one worshipped even by Daksha, the initiator of the discourse on knowledge, the one whose essence is the primordial sound (Shabda-Brahman), and the revealer of the primordial sound.

He who is the devourer, the creator, the enduring one, and the one without any internal divisions; the most learned, the most worshipful, and the sage of vast and supreme speech.

The knower of Brahman, the one who has attained the state of Brahman, the sage among Brahmins, the beloved of the Brahmins, Brahman itself, the soul whose light is Brahman, and the illuminator of the knowledge of Brahman.

He whose soul originated from the lineage of Atri, who is worshipped by the best of ascetics, who dwells within the Self, who has a disciplined mind, and who is the enhancer of the lineage of Atri.

He who is the impeller of all, whose nature is of renunciation, who is like the waters of the cosmic dissolution, who is Narayana, who contains the great universe within Himself, and who is the best among those who please the descendant of Bhrigu.

He who destroys the sorrows caused by desires, he who dispels the darkness of worldly existence, he who is the conqueror of the three worlds, he who manifests in three forms, he who is the Trinity, and he who is the essence of the three qualities.

He who destroys the three types of differences, removes the three types of afflictions, shatters the three types of faults, and destroys the ocean of doubts.

He is free from doubt, free from delusion, silent, praised by kings, a royal yogi, a great yogi, and one whose nature has dissolved into the Self.

He whose fame is holy, whose limbs are pure, who is devoted to the yoga of meditation, who is absorbed in meditation, who is attainable through meditation, who has a controlled mind, and who is the ancient one.

He is the unknowable inner Self, the primary reflection, and the eternal One. He is the life-giver, the individual soul, the play of consciousness, and the refuge of consciousness.

The Great Lord of the gods, the one honored by the immortals, the Lord of Yoga, the best among the knowers of Yoga, the embodiment of the dharma of Yoga, the essence of Yoga, the Truth, and the one who determines the ultimate reality.

He who has many arms, whose soul is infinite, who has many names and many powers, who has many eyes and many feet, who is the Lord of lords, and the highest of the high.

The thousand-headed Purusha, the thousand-eyed, the thousand-footed, the one who manifests in a thousand forms, and the one who originates from the thousand-spoked wheel.

He is the Being with three feet, He is the One whose three feet are above, He is the three-eyed One, He is of great prowess, and He is the expert in the power of Yoga.

Victorious, humble, conqueror, dispassionate, resplendent, Rudra, fierce, greatly formidable, foremost among the wise, and eternally pure.

He is the inner light, the infinite Self, the indwelling soul, and the eternal one. He is formless and yet the very nature of the Self, completely detached from all states of existence.

Empty within, empty without, whose essence is void, and whose nature is void; full within, full without, whose essence is fullness, and whose nature is fullness.

He who is an internal renouncer, an external renouncer, the very soul of renunciation, and possessed of all Yogas; he who is an internal sacrificer, an external sacrificer, and devoted to all Yogas.

He who enjoys internally and externally, the best among all who enjoy; he who is established internally and externally, and is likewise the essence of all established states.

He is free from both external and internal attachments, devoid of both external and internal states, peaceful, pure, supremely pure, liberated, and beyond nature.

He is the timeless one, the destroyer of Kalanemi, the death of death, and the Lord of all beings. He is the soul of time, the creator of time, the knower of time, and the destroyer of time.

The bestower of the state of liberation, the giver of the bliss of liberation, the support of the manifestation of liberation, the self-sufficient one, and the one who increases joy.

He who resides in the heart, the Lord of the senses, the protector of the world, free from the cycle of birth, worshipped by all the scriptures, the embodiment of the Vedas, and the refuge of all Vedic knowledge.

The Supreme Power, the Supreme Glory, the Supreme Transformation, the Remembrance of the Treasure, the Supreme Knowledge, the Supreme Forbearance, and the Righteous Path endowed with devotion.

Self-luminous, the essence of light, the nature of supreme consciousness, worthy of being served by one's own self, the inner self of those who know the self, knowable only by the self, sinless, and forgiving.

He whose nature is to contemplate the Self, he who is accessible through contemplation of the Self, he whose nature is devoid of the contemplation of the Self, and he who is the refuge of the contemplation of the Self.

He who is the mirror of self-knowledge, the unbroken, the destroyer of the lineage of Cupid, the celibate, the knower of Brahman, the knower of the Vedas, and the best among those who know Brahman.

The knowledge of truth, the shower of nectar, the purifier, the consumer of sins, the soul whose nature is determined by the Brahma Sutras, and the final determination of the meaning of the Brahma Sutras.

He is the ultimate, the great aeon, the destroyer of the cycle of desires, the remover of mental and physical ailments, and the one who dries up the ocean of doubts.

He who is the message of the knowledge of the essence of the Self, who is experienced by the great-souled ones, who is endowed with the experience of the Self, and who is the refuge of the bliss of self-realization.

He is the Unthinkable, the Great Effulgence, the Destroyer of the pride of the arrogant, the Homeless One of tranquil soul, the Dweller in the Void, and the One whose body is the universe.

He who is the movement of consciousness, who is composed of consciousness, who holds the discus, who is the impeller of the wheel of Maya, who is the initiator of all creation, and who is devoted to all undertakings.

The Ancient One, the Supreme Giver, the Beautiful One, the wearer of golden armlets, the son of Anasuya, Dattatreya, the Omniscient, the fulfiller of all desires.

He who has conquered desire, the protector of desires, the lover, the source of scriptures that grant desires, the one who possesses desire, the nourisher of desires, and the remover of all desires.

He is the origin of the fruits of all actions, the bestower of the fruits of all desires, the one to be worshipped through the fruits of all actions, and the refuge of the fruits of all actions.

The architect of the universe, the one whose self is fulfilled, the grateful one, the witness of all, the one who has renounced all undertakings, and the one who appears like an idiot, a madman, or a ghost.

He is the mendicant, the one who seeks alms, the one who subsists on alms, and the one who is homeless. He is without support and yet the supporter of all, he is incomplete and yet the eternal one.

He is matted-haired, a wanderer of the forest, a bearer of the staff, shaven-headed, and possesses prominent cheeks. He is the soul devoid of bodily attributes, truly alone, and free from all attachments.

He who is beyond the stages of life and the beginner of no stages, who is devoid of conduct and free from actions, who is free from doubt and yet full of doubt, who is nothing and yet not even that.

He is the one who has a human body yet is devoid of the body, who is not a created being yet is beyond all states of existence; He is not the conditioned Brahman but the Supreme Brahman Himself, who is ever undisturbed.

He is the sinless one, the preceptorless one, the lord of lords, the supreme preceptor, the two-armed one, the one who appears as a worldly being, the father, and the grandfather.

He is not the non-self, nor is He many-souled; He is the policy and the best among those who follow policy. He is innate, impartial, accomplished, and is pure consciousness alone.

Though not the doer, He is the doer; though the enjoyer, He is devoid of enjoyment. He is the Turiya (the fourth state), beyond the Turiya, pure, and the essence of all.

He is the substratum of all, devoid of all objects of meditation, the indwelling soul of all worlds, and worshipped by all the noble ones.

He is the indweller of the body, the creator of the body, the soul of the body, and the one who perceives the body. He is the embodied soul, the one distinct from the body, and the revealer of the nature of the body.

He who resides in dissolution, he who knows dissolution, he who is the absence of dissolution, and he who is possessed of supreme knowledge; he who is beyond dissolution, he who is the end of dissolution, and he who removes the notion of dissolution.

He who is indifferent and yet the foremost, who acts as if facing inward, who is the enjoyer of the universe, the supporter of the universe, the universe itself, and the one who brings welfare to the universe, born from that.

He is undistracted, vigilant, possessor of supreme opulence, and the seer of the ultimate truth; He is devoid of self-conceit, yet He is the revealer of His own glory.

He is devoid of senses, devoid of intellect, devoid of appearance, and formless. He is devoid of ego, the essence of the sacrificial offering, without a physical body, and the support of all.

He is the remover of sorrow and suffering, the bestower of the fruits of worldly enjoyment and liberation, extremely gracious, subtle, and the embodiment of the essence of the Vedic word.

He is devoid of origin and dissolution, the bestower of positions, and the refuge of the virtuous. He is the uncreated, the well-created, the performer of all actions, and the one who is completely liberated.

He is the bestower of the three types of differences, He who has transcended the three bodies, He who is the embodiment of all desires, and He who is the remover of all desires.

He is the Lord of all accomplishments, ageless, the fire that consumes the pride of the five-arrowed god (Manmatha), the soul of the four-syllabled mantra, the self-existent one, and adorned with the glory of consciousness.

He whose intellect is unfathomable, who is unperturbed, whose eyes are the moon, the sun, and fire; he who has the fangs of Yama, who is the supreme destroyer, and the ocean of supreme bliss.

The one who sustains the universe through his divine play, the radiant Bhairava, the one with formidable eyes, the one whose garment is celibacy, the eternal time, the immovable one, and the destroyer of all movement.

The Primal God, the source of the universe, the destroyer of the ocean of worldly existence, the knower of forbidden actions, prescribed actions, and all actions, the one who is reached by none other, and the unreachable.

He who is devoid of bound actions, the destroyer of the lineage of desire and attachment, the dispeller of the darkness of ignorance, and worshipped by Brahma and others.

He who fulfills the desires of His devotees, the Elder Brother, the wielder of the discus, the creator of the manifestation of feelings, the destroyer of differences, the great naked one, the mysterious one, and the destroyer of the limits of perception.

He who extinguishes the fire of time, who holds the conch, discus, lotus, and mace, who is radiant, the lord of the distressed, the ruler, the self-willed, and the bestower of liberation.

He whose garment is the sky and the sun, the destroyer of ignorance, the wearer of sacred ash, the supporter of the earth, the protector of righteousness, the essence of lineage, and the determiner of the meaning of transcendence and immanence.

He who is devoid of the appearance, reflection, and manifestation of the one and the many qualities; whose nature is existence and non-existence; and who is the knower of the manifestation of existence and non-existence.

He who is the resting place of the hearts of yogis, the enhancer of infinite knowledge, the destroyer of obstacles, the knower of the three times, the essence of the ultimate reality, and the ocean of wisdom.

Whoever reads this thousand names of Dattatreya every evening and morning, attains supreme bliss and liberation both here and hereafter.

On a Thursday, a devotee of Dattatreya, filled with devotion, who always recites this, will certainly attain their desired goals.