Ātreyī

Ātreyī

Ātreyī is a name used for more than one being and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

People

• Ātreyī, Wife of Aṅgiras: the daughter of Atri Maharshi and wife of the ṛshi Aṅgiras, who calmed her fiery husband with her waters and became the river Parushṇī, which joins the Gautamī. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 74

Places

• Ātreyī (Godāvarī Stream): the stream of Atri, the sixth of the seven streams into which the seven ṛshis divided the Gautamī. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 103