Ātreya

Ātreya

Ātreya 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

  • Ātreya (son of Atri): the son of Atri Maharshi, who had Tvashṭṛ build a copy of Indra‘s svarga at his āśrama on the Gautamī and then gave it all up; the Ātreya tīrtha bears his name. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 70

Places