1. Anasuya is the daughter of Devahuti and the Prajapati Kardama in Hindu texts.
23 Facts About Anasuya
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Anasuya is the sister of the sage Kapila, who served as her teacher.
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Anasuya becomes the mother of Dattatreya, the sage-avatar of Vishnu, Chandra, a form of Brahma, and Durvasa, the irascible sage avatar of Shiva.
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When Sita and Rama visit her during their exile, Anasuya is very attentive to them, giving the former an unguent that would maintain her beauty forever.
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Anasuya is composed of two Sanskrit words: ana and asuya, translating to the 'one who is free from jealousy or envy'.
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Each daughter is married to a rishi; Anasuya is married to Atri.
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Anasuya still longed for the affection of the prostitute, so one day, he asked his wife to take him to her.
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The deities go to Brahma, who suggests that they propitiate Anasuya, who was in the process of performing a great tapas with her husband.
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Anasuya meets Shandili, and the two women engage in a conversation.
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Shandili directs the sun to rise again, and hence, Anasuya helps in the restoration of the sunrise.
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Anasuya desires that the Trimurti be born to her, and that her husband and she be freed of the cycle of samsara.
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Narada opined that Anasuya was the most virtuous of women.
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Anasuya slyly told the Tridevi that Anasuya's chastity was such that she could bake beans made of iron.
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Anasuya then proceeded to disrobe, and served them food by breastfeeding them, hence both fulfilling their wishes, and still preserving her virtue.
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Variations of this legend present the rishi's wife requesting the birth of a daughter named Shubhatreyi, and another where the Trimurti merge and turn into Anasuya's three-headed son, Dattatreya.
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Anasuya turned ten days into ten nights when they urged her to do so.
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Anasuya teaches Sita that absolute service to one's husband is the greatest tapas that is ordained to every woman.
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Anasuya teaches Sita the stridharmarahasya, translated as the secrets of the dharma of women, regarding their duties towards their husbands and in-laws.
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The Sati Anasuya Ashram is in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, located further upstream on the Mandakini River.
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Sati Anasuya performed intensive austerities and got the river Mandakini down on earth.
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The Sati Anasuya Ashrama, at present, is a very peaceful place where several streams from the hills converge and form the Mandakini River.
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Two movies in the Telugu language, both entitled Sati Anasuya were released in 1957 and 1971.
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Jamuna played the role of Anasuya, Sharada played Sumati and Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao played Atri Maharshi.