Dattatreya Chalisa praises the Lord as son of Atri and Anasuya, the united Trimurti, the primordial guru, and the avadhuta who learns from the whole world. It combines iconography, the twenty-four teachers, scriptural memories, and direct prayers for wisdom and freedom.
The complete source contains two opening dohas, twenty-eight main units, and two closing dohas. Source labels and numbering are removed from the Roman display while every true lyric unit receives one English meaning.
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Dattatreya Chalisa Lyrics in English
Read the complete source-linked devotional sequence in simple Roman script.
Opening Dohas
Atri anusuya nandan, trimurti avatar
Dattatrey prabhu charanan men, karun barambar pranam
Jnyan vairagy ke sagar, digambar avadhut
Sharan tumhari aya hun, haro sakal bhav-bhut
Dattatreya Chalisa
Jayati jayati dattatrey dayala adiguru jag ke pratipala
Brahma vishnu shiv tray avatara ek deh men rup apara
Atri rishi ke priy anuj natha anusuya mata suvikhyata
Tin shish shat bhuj sukhakari digambar rup anupam dhari
Dahin hath trishul kamandal rudrakshamal shobhit mangal
Bam bhuj chakr shankh sushobhe dekhat rup sur nar man mohe
Char kutte charon ved jano kamadhenu sang virajat mano
Bhasm ramaye jatajut dhari avadhut anagh mahima bhari
Chaubis guru jag se sikha jnyana prithvi jal vayu se paya mana
Sury chandr akash mahasagar madhumakkhi ajagar chatak chanchal
Raja yadu ko upadesh dinha uddhav gita ka jnyan arpinha
Shrimad bhagavat men lila gai adiguru ki mahima akathani bhai
Parashuram ko vidya dinhin kartaviry arjun ki siddhi linhin
Sahasrarjun ho bhakt manaya datt prabhu ne moksh-path dikhaya
Pitri dosh jinako jag satave datt nam let dukh mit jave
Kal sarp dosh bhi harate svami bhakt janon ke antaryami
Shani rahu ketu ke pidit jan datt sharan len hoy shant man
Guruvar ko path jo nity kare jivan ke sab sankat se ubare
Avadhutagita sar tumhi ho jivanmukt svarup tumhi ho
Tripura rahasy jnyan-dham datt prabhu tera hi nam
Bhiksha mang audumbar vriksh tale datt darshan se bhav-badha tale
Sat var parikrama jo kare datt prasad sahaj use mile
Man anusuya ne tap kar paya tridev shishu rup men ghar aya
Brahma-hari-har ek ho gaye datt nam se jag men chha gaye
Rog shok dukh bhay sab hare datt nam let bhakt ubare
Jo nar is chalisa ko gave dattatrey ki kripa vah pave
Jay jay jay datt digambar svami jay trimurti jay antaryami
Datt chalisa nit jo padhe jnyan-mukti-bhakti sada badhe
Closing Dohas
Datt chalisa jo padhe, prem sahit nit roj
Pitri dosh hari mukti de, khule jnyan ke roj
Atri-nandan datt prabhu, karahu kripa apar
Bhakt janon ko moksh do, utaren bhav se par
Dattatreya Chalisa Meaning in English
Opening Dohas Meaning
The son of Atri and Anasuya, incarnation of the Trimurti, is greeted with repeated salutations at his feet.
The naked avadhuta, ocean of knowledge and detachment, is asked to remove the forces of worldly fear from one who seeks refuge.
Chalisa Meaning
Victory to compassionate Dattatreya, primordial guru and guardian of the world.
Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are united in his one incomparable form.
He is the beloved son of sage Atri and the renowned Mother Anasuya.
Three heads and six arms mark his comforting, incomparable Digambara form.
Trident, water pot, and rosary appear in his right hands as auspicious symbols.
Discus and conch adorn the left side, and gods and humans are captivated by the image.
Four dogs represent the four Vedas, while Kamadhenu stands beside him.
Covered in ash and wearing matted hair, the stainless avadhuta possesses immense greatness.
He receives knowledge from twenty-four teachers, including earth, water, and air.
Sun, moon, sky, ocean, bee, python, and bird are named among the natural teachers.
He instructs King Yadu and is linked by the source with the wisdom given to Uddhava.
The Bhagavata sings his sacred play, while the Adiguru’s greatness remains beyond full telling.
He grants knowledge to Parashurama and accomplishment to Kartavirya Arjuna.
Sahasrarjuna is remembered as a devotee whom Dattatreya guides toward liberation.
Those troubled by ancestral concerns are encouraged by the source to remember the name of Datta.
The hymn also associates his grace with relief from the pattern called Kaal Sarp dosha.
People anxious about Shani, Rahu, or Ketu are directed toward Datta’s refuge and a calmer mind.
Regular Thursday reading is traditionally linked with crossing the difficulties of life.
He embodies the essence of the Avadhuta Gita and the condition of liberation while living.
The Tripura Rahasya is remembered as a treasury of knowledge connected with Dattatreya’s name.
The alms-seeking Lord beneath the audumbar tree is approached for freedom from worldly obstruction.
Seven circumambulations are described as a traditional practice for receiving Datta’s grace.
Mother Anasuya gains him through austerity when the three gods enter her home in infant form.
Brahma, Hari, and Hara become one, and the name Datta spreads throughout the world.
Remembering Datta is associated with the removal of illness, grief, pain, and fear.
One who sings this Chalisa seeks the compassionate grace of Dattatreya.
Victory to Digambara Datta, united Trimurti and inner knower of every heart.
Daily reading is linked with continuing growth in knowledge, liberation, and devotion.
Closing Dohas Meaning
Daily loving reading seeks release from ancestral burdens, liberation, and the opening of new doors of knowledge.
Atri’s son is asked for immeasurable compassion, liberation for devotees, and passage across worldly existence.
Dattatreya Chalisa: The World as Guru
Dattatreya unites family identity, Trimurti theology, avadhuta freedom, and the role of Adiguru. The four dogs and Kamadhenu make his iconography immediately distinctive.
The twenty-four teachers express a powerful idea: careful attention can discover instruction in earth, water, air, animals, people, and changing circumstances. Astrological and healing benefits remain devotional claims, not guarantees.
Main Themes in the Dattatreya Chalisa
Wisdom grows through observation and humility; no part of the world is automatically excluded from becoming a teacher.
Knowledge, devotion, detachment, and liberation are mutually supportive rather than competing goals.
How to Read the Dattatreya Chalisa
Use the meanings to follow the shift from Dattatreya’s form to his teachers, disciples, scriptures, and final liberation prayer.
Thursday or Datta Jayanti may frame a reading, while medical and astrological concerns still require appropriate real-world judgment.
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn presents him as the united presence of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
The source identifies them with the four Vedas, while Kamadhenu accompanies the Lord.
They are teachers found across nature, creatures, people, and experience, illustrating learning from the whole world.
No. Such statements are part of devotional tradition and are not guaranteed technical outcomes.
