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Matsya

Means fish in sanskrit. Signifies the first avatar of Vishnu in Hindu mythology. When the Deluge came, he saved the mortal Manu Vaivasta. This mortal found a small fish which asked his protection. The fish grew rapidly and Manu recognized it as Vishnu incarnate. At the fish's command, Manu embarked in a ship together with the Rishisand the seeds of all existing things, and the ship,bound to the fish's great home, was preserved durinfg the flood. Finally, it rested on a peak of the Himalayas later destroyed an underwater demon who had stolen the Vedas.
 * __Matsya is the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu.__
 * __He is the [[image:matsya.jpg width="262" height="294" align="right"]]king of pre-ancient Dravida.__
 * __He has the lower part of his body as a fish and the upper body part of a man. He has four arms; with two he holds a conch shell and a wheel, while the other two are holding a lotus or a mace.__
 * __Matsya restored the Vedas back to Vishnu and defeated the Asura.__

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 * The other nine incarnations of Vishnu are: Avatar-Buddha, Avatar-Kalki, Avatar-Krishna, Avatar-Kurma, Avatar-Narashimha, Avatar-Parasurama, Avatar-Rama, Avatar-Vamana, and Avatar-Varaha.

=** By: Michael Mancuso **=