The text is traditionally ascribed to , an incarnation (avatar) who combines the trinity of Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver), and Shiva (the destroyer). Dattatreya is revered as the Adi Guru (original teacher) of the Nath and Avadhuta traditions—ascetic lineages that celebrate renunciation, spontaneous wisdom, and the transcendence of social conventions.
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