Anasuya feeding the Hindu Trinity Artist: B.K. Mitra. Hindu print Kalyan. “Kalyan” is a Hindi monthly magazine published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur. (via eBay: Vintageindia) Anusuya was the wife of an ancient rishi named Atri. Once trinity decided to test the chastity of Anasuya. The Divine Trinity went to Anusuya as guests when Atri was not at home and asked her to serve them lunch in the nude. She agreed, but first splashed them each with enchanted water, turning them into small children. The three goddesses waited for their husbands to return and when they didn’t, travelled to Anusuya’s cottage to find them transformed. The Goddesses repented and at request of Anusuya, the three Gods agreed to be born as her sons. According to one version, the gods merged turning into Anasuya’s three headed son Dattatreya.
