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Matsya
avatara
Kurma
Varaha
Narasimha
Vamana
Parasurama
Sri Rama
Sri
Krishna
Buddha
Kalki
Matsya Avatar
All glories to you, O
Lord of the Universe, who took the form of a fish. When the sacred hyms of the
Vedas were lost in the waters of universaldevastation, you swam like a boat in
that vast ocean to resue them.
The VEDAS, with the aid of
which, BRAHMA, the creator God, performs his role, happened to slip out of his
possession at a moment of his respite. An ASURA (Enemy of God) who was alert
observed it and instantly devoured them. But, Vishnu, the preserver-God, was
watching this. Since PRALAYA - Dissolution - was to follow soon, the VEDAS would
be lost for the next spell of Creation, unless they were retrieved.
As God was wondering what
was to be done, he noticed Sage Satyavrata, who was doing penance subsisting on
water alone, making the ritual offering of water of God. God immediately assumed
the form of a Fish. As satyavrata scooped water from the flowing river, he
espied a tiny fish in the water he had scooped. When he tried to put it back
into the river, the Fish entered the sage not to do so as it would be eaten up
by the big fishes in the river. Satyavrata took pity and took it into his
KAMANDALU and went back to his hermitage. Overnight, the Fish grew too big to be
in the Kamandalu.
The next morning when the
sage looked it up, the Fish requested him to remove him to a larger vessel.
Satyavarta did so but soon the fish became too big for the larger vessel also.
Addressing the Sage, the Fish said that he should protect him and find a
suitable living space for it. Satyavarta then emptied the vessel into a large
pond near the hermitage along with the Fish. But, in no time the Fish grew as
large as the pond and filled it. Then the Fish exhorted the Sage to take it to a
large and deep lake. Although Satyavarta took it to several lakes, one larger
than the other, the Fish kept growing and bigger and bigger. It went on asking
for larger and larger living space.
Sathyavarata got vexed and
decided to put it into the ocean. While he reached the ocean, the Fish addressed
him thus: "oh Sage, do not put me into the ocean, I am sure to be swallowed by
the gigantic creature there." Satyavarta became suspicious now. He was
despairing to know how a fish could in a day grow so big as the largest lake and
still find it not big enough for it to live there. In a flash, he realised that
it was Lord Vishnu in the form of Fish. Satyavrata immediately prostrated before
the Fish and prayed to be told why God had appeared in the form of Fish. The
Lord told his devotee, "Just a week from now, the ocean will rise and inundate
the entire Universe for the dissolution of creation. At that time you will see a
spacious boat approaching you. Do collect all the seeds, plants and animals
required for the next spell of creation and get into the boat and await me. Take
VASUKI, the kind of Serpents, also with you. The SAPTHA RISHIS (seven Sages)
will also be with you".
The Fish left for
fulfilling its mission. Hayagriva saw the gigantic fish approaching him and was
overtaken by fear. He held the VEDAS tightly in his mouth. But soon the Divine
Fish slew him and recovered the VEDAS and restored them to BRAHMA for him to
resume the function of CREATION at the appropriate time.
As foretold by the DIVINE
FISH, PRALAYA (deluge) set in and on the turbulent waters, a boat appeared. Sage
Satyavrata, the Saptha Rishis and all the living creatures found haven in the
boat. The Fish in the colour of gold and now with a horn came by and ordered
that the boat be tied to its horn using VASUKI as a rope. While the boat floated
safely on the rising and enveloping waters, VISHNU taught the Rishis the highest
form of Truth. This collection of truth has come to us in the form of MATSYA
PURANA.
Lord VISHNU in this
manner saved his True Devotees from dissolution so as to hand down divine
knowledge and saved the VEDAS from destruction so as ensure CREATION after the
DISSOLUTION.
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