Although Dattatreya was at first a `` Lord of Yoga '' with Tantric traits , he was adapted and assimilated into the more devotional cults ; while still worshiped by millions of Hindus , he is approached more as a benevolent God than as a teacher of the highest essence of Indian thought . Although Dattatreya was at first a `` Lord of Yoga '' exhibiting distinctly Tantric traits , he was adapted and assimilated into the more devotional ( Sanskrit : bhakti ) Vaishnavite cults ; while still worshiped by millions of Hindus , he is approached more as a benevolent god than as a teacher of the highest essence of Indian thought .