Śrīpād Śrīvallabha
c. 14th century · Pīṭhāpuram, Andhra Pradesh · Datta tradition
Śrīpād Śrīvallabha is revered in the Datta tradition as the first avatāra of Dattātreya in the Kali age. Tradition says he was born at Pīṭhāpuram in coastal Andhra, renounced the world as a youth, and lived as an ascetic at Kuravapur (Kurugaḍḍa), an island in the Kṛṣṇā river on the Karnataka–Telangana border.
The opening chapters of the Gurucaritra tell of his compassion for his devotees, including a poor washerman whom he blessed. Pīṭhāpuram and Kuravapur are places of pilgrimage for Datta devotees.
Pīṭhāpuram · Kuravapur · First Datta avatāra (tradition)