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ANCIENT
AGHOR
Aghor sages of ancient times
are Vishwamitra, Vamdeo, Vashishtha, Sukadeva (son of
Vedavyass), Dattatreya and after them are Vikramaditya,
Aghoracharya Bhairavacharya, Abhinavavagupta and
Sarvananda Thakur. Several other saints are also known
to have interesting links with Aghoras or Avado's. In
the life of lord Buddha his spiritual accomplishment is
attributed to an Avadhoot in Sucheta who fed him the
pious rice - pudding. Goswami Tulsidas succeeded in
having a darshan of Bhagwan Ram through his practice of
Vam-Sadhana. Ramakrishna Paramahansa received his
spiritual training from an Avadhoot. The famous Baba
Khepa of the Tara Peeth (Shakti Peeth) was an Aghor
Shadhak.
Aghor is also the state of Shivattwa and Aughar is an
embodiment of Shiva, who himself is the originator of
Tantra. After the prehistoric association of aghor with
the Lord Shiva, another legendary Aghor, Lord Dattatraya
came into existence. He not only realized the state of
Aghor but also propounded and taught, the knowledge of
Aghor to the others. Many other saints and mahatmas who
embodied this aghor state arose at their destined times
in the history.
DATTATREYA
Dattatreya is considered by
Hindus to be god who is an incarnation of the Divine
Trinity Brahms; Vishnu and Siva The word Datta means
given. Datta is called so because the divine trinity has
given themselves in the form of a son to the sage couple
Atri and Anasuya. He is the son of Atri, hence the name
Atreyai.
Dattatreya is recognized as an Avatar or incarnation of
the Lord Shiva and as the Adi-Guru (First Teacher) of
the Adinath Samoradava of the Nathas. According to
Brahma Purana, after an order from his father, sage Atri,
Dattatreya sat on the banks of river Gautami and prayed
to Shiva and finally earned the Brahmagyaan (Eternal
Knowledge). This is possibly the reason why Dattatreya
is considered as Adi Siddha in Nath Sampradaya.
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