Sons of Sage Atri and Anusuya

Sage Atri is a mind born son of Lord Brahma. He was created by Brahma in the very first manvantra. The Lunar dynasty is supposed to have come from Sage Atri. Soma is the moon God, his dynasty is called as the Lunar Dynasty.

In Srimad Bhagavatam, Shri Sukha tells Maharaj Pariskhit that he will explain about the dynasty of the moon God.

श्रीशुक उवाच

अथातः श्रूयतां राजन वंशः सोमस्य पवनः |

यस्मिन्नैलादयो भूपाः कीर्त्यन्ते पुण्यकीर्तयः || SB 9.14.1

Shri Suka said to Mahārāja Parīkṣit: O King, thus far you have heard the description of the dynasty of the sun-god. Now hear the most glorious and purifying description of the dynasty of the moon-god.

तस्य दृग्भ्योअभवत पुत्रः सोमो अमृतमयः किल | SB 9.14.3

From Atri’s tears of jubilation was born a son named Soma, the moon, who was full of soothing rays.

In the fourth canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, it is been described that there were three sons born of Sage Atri and his wife Anusuya.

अत्रेः पत्न्या अनुसुया त्रीञ्जज्ञे सुयशसः सुतान् |

दत्तं दुर्वाससं सोमं आत्मेश ब्रह्मसम्भवान् || SB 4.1.15

Anusuya, the wife of Sage Atri, gave birth to three very famous sons - Duttatreya, Durvasa and Soma who were partial representations Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma respectively.