Matsya (Fish)
The first incarnation of Lord Vishnu is of Matsya (fish). The story
of Matsya in a nutshell is as follows.
Once a king found a small fish starving
without water. He got pity on the fish and put it in a small pot in his palace.
Soon the fish began to grow rapidly and the king had to transfer the fish to a
bigger pot and ultimately ended up putting the fish in a lake. Here again the
fish had become so big that the lake became too small. The king prayed to the
fish and Lord Vishnu appeared and gave a boon to the king. The story of Matsya
incarnation continues....
When a child is conceived, the male sperms are like fish. They
struggle to reach to fertilize female egg in ovary (putting the fish in a small
pot). As soon as the female egg is conceived, the child begins to take shape
and continues to grow in mother’s womb (fish continues to grow). Finally the
womb is no longer big enough to hold a child and the baby is born (a big pond
can no longer hold the fish and Lord Vishnu appears).
The Hindu scriptures says, “Aham Brahmasi” meaning “I am the Supreme
Being”. It is only a matter of realization. Hindu scriptures and all other
scriptures also says that every human being is a creation of GOD. So just as
Lord Vishnu appears in front of the king when he offers his prayers to the
fish, the child is delivered at just right time after a heartily prayer by a
mother.
Why Lord Vishnu took tortoise form after the fish form? Keep reading
it in my next post.
-Manhar Narsey
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