Atri
Vedic age · Saptarṣi · Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 5
Atri is one of the Saptarṣi and, in the Purāṇas, a mind-born son of Brahmā. The fifth book of the Ṛgveda is attributed to him and his descendants, the Ātreyas. His wife Anasūyā is celebrated for her purity and devotion; in the Rāmāyaṇa, Rāma and Sītā visit their āśrama in the forest and Anasūyā gives Sītā gifts and counsel.
Tradition names three famous sons of Atri and Anasūyā — Dattātreya, the sage Durvāsā and Candra (the Moon) — seen as born of the grace of Viṣṇu, Śiva and Brahmā.
The Purāṇas tell that Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva came to test Anasūyā’s virtue. By the power of her purity she turned them into infants and nursed them like a mother. When their consorts begged for their return, the gods granted that they would be born as her sons.
Saptarṣi · Ṛgveda Maṇḍala 5 · Wife: Anasūyā · Father of Dattātreya