Matsya (disambiguation)
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Matsya means fish in Sanskrit
. It signifies the first avatar of Vishnu in Hindu mythology.
It also can refer to either:
Matsya
Matsya was the first Avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism. The great flood finds mention in Hindu mythology texts like the Satapatha Brahmana, where in the Matsya Avatar takes place to save the pious and the first man, Manu and advices him to build a giant boat.-The Legend:According to the Matsya...
. It signifies the first avatar of Vishnu in Hindu mythology.
It also can refer to either:
- Matsya Rajya, ancient kingdom
- Matsya PuranaMatsya PuranaMatsya Purana is the sixteenth purana of the Hindu scriptures. During the period of mahapralaya, Lord Vishnu had taken Matsya Avatar to save the seeds of all lives and Manu...
, the first and the oldest of all the Puranas and Hindu scriptures and texts