Editing Atri (section)

== Legend ==
[[File:Atri Maharshi.jpg|thumb|Atri statue at [[Atreyapuram]] village of AP.]]
Atri is one of the seven great Rishis or [[Saptarshi]] along with [[Agastya]], [[Bhardwaja]], [[Gautama]], [[Jamadagni]], [[Vashistha]], and [[Vishvamitra]].<ref name="Rigopoulos1998p2"/> According to the legends of the Vedic era, sage Atri was married to [[Anasuya]] Devi. They had three sons, [[Dattatreya]], [[Durvasa]] and [[Chandra]].<ref name="Rigopoulos1998p1">{{cite book|author=Antonio Rigopoulos|title=Dattatreya: The Immortal Guru, Yogin, and Avatara |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZM-BlvaqAf0C |year=1998|publisher=State University of New York Press|isbn=978-0-7914-3696-7|pages=1–3}}</ref> As per divine account, he is the last among the seven Saptarishis and is believed to have originated from the tongue. The wife of Atri was Anasuya, who is considered one of the seven female pativratas. When instructed by divine voice to do [[tapas (Indian religions)|tapas]], Atri readily agreed and did severe tapas. Pleased by his devotion and prayers, the Hindu trinity, namely, [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]], and [[Shiva]] appeared before him and offered him boons. He sought all the three to be born to him. Another version of the legend states that Anasuya, by the powers of her chastity, rescued the three gods and in return, they were born as children to her. Brahma was born to her as [[Chandra]], Vishnu as [[Dattatreya]] and Shiva in some part as [[Durvasa]]. The mention of Atri is found in various scriptures, with the notable being in ''[[Rig Veda]]''. He is also associated with various ages, the notable being in [[Treta Yuga]] during ''[[Ramayana]]'', when he and Anasuya advised [[Rama]] and his wife [[Sita]]. The pair is also attributed to bringing river [[Ganga]] down to earth, the mention of which is found in the ''[[Shiva Purana]]''.<ref name=sage>{{cite book|title=Ancient sages|pages=17–20|publisher=Sri Ramakrishna Math|location=Mylapore, Chennai|last=Sathyamayananda|first=Swami|isbn=81-7505-356-9}}</ref>

He is said to be a resident of the south in Valmiki Ramayana.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ramayana|first=Valmiki|title=Ramayana of Valmiki|publisher=Hari Prasad Shastri|year=1952|isbn=9789333119597|location=India|pages=Book 7, chapter 1}}</ref> The same is supported by Puranic tradition.