datta ṣodaśi

O devotee, worship and adore the Sat-Chit-Ananda Sadguru Dattatreya, the sixteen-fold incarnation. Worship Lord Dattatreya, who resides in Mahishapura as the destroyer of the fire of time, the beloved of the Yogis residing in the village of Proddatur, the Yogi-king residing in the city of Bengaluru, and the ocean of wisdom residing in Anantapura.

Worship the Lord who shines in Vijayawada with lotus-like dark eyes, who resides in Machilipatnam as the grace-bestowing king of Atri’s lineage, who manifests in Jayalakshmipura in the form of Shiva beyond all rituals, and who dwells in the city of Madras by the name of the primordial Guru.

Worship the Lord in the sacred pilgrimage site of Rishikesh as the sky-clad Digambara Dattatreya, the Avadhuta Dattatreya residing in Akividu who embodies the universe, the Lord of Lords incarnate in the town of Nuzividu, and the Avadhuta Dattatreya residing in the city of Bhagyanagar.

Worship the divine Digambara Dattatreya in the region of Gandigunta, the king of Siddhas residing in the city of Kochi, the liberated Avadhuta of Atcharapaka, and the divine player who sustains the universe, residing in Surannagar.

Worship the Lord of Kashi Dattatreya at the birthplace of Sachchidananda, and the Rameshwaram Dattatreya on the shore of the eastern ocean. O devotee, worship and adore the Sat-Chit-Ananda Sadguru Dattatreya, the sixteen-fold incarnation.