ṣaṣṭham atrer apatyatvaṁ vṛtaḥ prāpto 'nasūyayā ānvīkṣikīm alarkāya prahlādādibhya ūcivān
Synonyms
ṣaṣṭham—the sixth one; atreḥ—of Atri; apatyatvam—sonhood; vṛtaḥ—being prayed for; prāptaḥ—obtained; anasūyayā—by Anasuya; ānvīkṣikīm—on the subject of transcendence; alarkāya—unto Alarka; prahlāda-ādibhyaḥ—unto Prahlad etc; ūcivān—spoke.
Translation
As it was prayed for by Anusuya, the sixth incarnation of the Purusha was the son of the sage Atri, in the womb of Anusuya. He spoke on the subject of transcendence to Alarka, Prahlad and others (Jadu, Hai hai etc.)
Purport
The Lord incarnated Himself as the son of Rishi Atri and Anasuya. The History of the birth of Datyatreya as an incarnation of the Lord is mentioned in the Brahmanda Puranam in connection with the story of the devoted wife. It is said there that Anusuya the wife of Rishi Atri prayed before the Lords Brahma Vishnu and Shiva as follows : "My Lords if you are pleased on me and if you desire me to ask from you some sort of blessings then I may pray that you all my Lords combined together become my son." This was accepted by the Lords and as Dattatreya the Lord expounded the philosophy of the spirit soul and specially instructed all about them to Alarka, Prahlad, Jadu, Haihai etc.