Anaghā, Wife of Dattātreya
Anaghā · an-aghā, “the sinless one”
Anaghā, named Nadī in the account, is the wife of Dattātreya. The Uttara Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa says that Datta was in the form of Bhagavān Vishṇu and Nadī was the form of Lakshmī. They had eight sons, endowed with all the qualities of brāhmaṇas. In the Anaghāshṭamī vrata she is worshipped as Anaghā beside Anagha, who is Dattātreya.
The daityas and her śrī
Bhagavān Śrī Kṛshṇa tells this to Yudhishṭhira. While Datta and his wife were absorbed in yogābhyāsa, the devatās came to his āśrama, and he kept them there by his yoga-power. The host of daityas came searching and shouted: “Seize this muni’s wife and lay waste this whole āśrama!” They entered, lifted her, set her on their heads and went off.
As soon as they lifted Lakshmī onto their heads, all the daityas lost their śrī. Under the glance of Datta they began to flee and perish, and the devatās began to strike them. Indra and the other devatās defeated all the asuras and went each to their own loka.
In the Anaghāshṭamī vrata
In the rite, one contemplates Anagha, gentle and peaceful in form, and in the other place Anaghā, who is Lakshmī, and worships with the Vishṇu-sūkta of the Ṛgveda.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 58
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 58