Son of mata Anusuya and Rishi Atri, who was son of Brahma and one among the Saptrishis. Worshipped as Adiguru (primordial Guru i.e. source of Guru-Shisya tradition) to whom seekers pray for imparting the knowledge of the absolute. He simpified the knowledge of Vedanta and developed practices for any seeker to achieve the supreme goal of life.

Sketchy information about his life is available in the book Shree Guru Charithra written by Shree Sarasvatee Gangadhar in 1450 AD. In Datta tradition, he is considered as the first incarnation of Dattatreya with a purpose to revive the knowledge of Yoga which was rapidly getting extinct, to uphold Dharma in the Universe. The book states that he finished his study of Vedas, Shastras at the age of seven after which he started lecturing on these.

He is Considered as second incarnation of Sage Dattatreya. It is mentioned that the first word he spoke after birth was ‘AUM’. He spent more than 20 years of his life in Gangapur, a village in Karnataka state bordering state of Maharashtra. He travelled a lot throughout India to disseminate the knowledge of absolute truth.

Popularly known as Tembe Swami, he revived the knowledge of Siddham tradition as it was getting extinct after the life of Shree Nrusinh Sarasvatee. He was also an expert Sanskrit scholar who travelled the country for 23 years to disseminate the practical knowledge of Vedanta.

He was a great scholar and was posted at high ranks in kingdom of Mysore, Karnataka. He received the initiation for Sanyaas from Shree Vasudevanand Sarasvatee.

He was initiated by Shree Narayan Duttanand Sarasvatee to carry the supreme knowledge of absolute truth to the masses.

Popularly known as Shree Panchlegaonkar Maharaj, he is considered as the reincarnation of Shree Narayan Duttanand Sarasvatee.

Maharshi Gaj Arvind