Sarvatharontha karanam prana may pathu Yogi raat, Let my parts participating in intellect, be protected by he who is not born. Let my body parts to do action be protected by God, Let my head be protected by the one who has matted hair, Let the one whose soul is in high step of meditation protect my forehead, Karmendriyani Patveesa, Pathu jnanedrayan aaja. Laltam pathu hamsathma, Sira pathu Jatadhara, Let my ears be protected by he who has a blessed name. Let my eyes be protected by the one with divine vision, Let he who talks Vedas protect my toungue, Nasikam pathu gandathma, pathu punya srava sruthi. Jihwam may Veda Vak pathu, nethrom may pathu divya druk, Let the pleasant faced one protect my face. Let my neck be protected by he who has a conch like neck, Let him who holds pitcher, trident, drum, conch and wheel protect my arms, Pathu kantam Kambhu kante Sumukham pathu may Mukham. Skakkundi soola damaru sankha chakra dhara karam, Let the kind hearted one protect my heart, Let my bone marrow be protected by he who bears the conch, Let my stomach be protected by creator of the world, Krupalu pathu hrudayam, Shad bhuja pathu may Bhujou. Nabhim pathu jagath srushto, dharam pathu dharodhara, Let him who clothes with the direction protect my private parts, Let he who sits o the throne of Sidhas protect my thigh,
Paya digambharo guhyam nara hari pathu may Katim. Sri pada pathu may padhou, ooru sidhasana sthitha, The Sanskrit text of this Kavacha is available in If we recite this kavacha for 28 times forĤ9 days we will get Lord Dattatreya's darshan and our problems also get solved.
It is belied Sage Samarth of Maharashtra was his incarnation.
Karnataka and Maharashtra, there are large number of people who worshipÄathathreya. That is one story about the origin of Dathathreya. Shiva wanted to test the chastity of Sadhvi Anasooya and requested her to serve [Dattatreya is all the great trinity rolled in to one form.