Atreya
आत्रेय
ātreya
The word Atreya mean descendends of Sage Atri. It can be more than one Rishi. Punarvasu Atreya is son of Atria. He is the most prominent Atreya and is in many occasion was called simply as Atreya. Punarvasu Atreya is famous for the Ayurvada teaching. He is also called as Krishna Atreya. He was a deciple of Bhadvaja along with Agnivesha, Bhela, Harita, and others. But it is said in Harita samhita that Atreya learned the science of Ayurveda directly from Indra and thus not indebted to Bharadvaja. Every chapter on charaka Samhita start with the words, “thus spoke the worshipful Atreya”. Atreya is an expert in Kaya-Cikitsa, the knowledge of medicine and the surgical methods were not known to him. Agnivesa, Bhela, Jatukarna,Harita, Ksarapani learned Ayurveda from Atreya.
Mandala 5 of R.V. is entirely reserved for Atreya, the followers of Atri
Mahabharata talk about one Atreya as deciple of Vamadeva
| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dattatreya | दत्तात्रेय | Dattātreya | Lord Dettatreya is a avatar of Vishnu. Anasuya, the wife of Sage Atri got a boon that... | Bhagavatha records a dialogue between the Dattatreya as an Avadutha and a king named... | Read More | |
| Krishsna Atreya | कृष्ण आत्रेय | kṛṣṇa ātreya | See: Atreya | Read More | ||
| Punarvasu Atreya | पुनर्वसु आत्रेय | punarvasu ātreya | See: Atreya | Read More |