Matsya

Ezekiel 8

The worship of Crawling things

Deity Association: Fish are associated with the Matsya avatar of Vishnu, where Vishnu takes the form of a fish to save the world during a great flood.

Vishnu

Matsya (The Fish): Saves the Vedas from a great deluge.

Nu

Matsya (The Fish): Saves the Vedas from a great deluge.

Hinduism

Ila

In the Matsya Purana, Ila is disinherited due to the gender changes, and the kingdom is passed to Pururavas.

Cycles

Four Yugas

Matsya Purana: Includes descriptions of various dynasties and notable kings.

Hinduism

The Hindu Puranic King List

Matsya Purana: Includes descriptions of various dynasties and notable kings.

Hinduism

Vaivasvata Manu

The story of Vaivasvata Manu and the great flood is an ancient narrative found in Hindu mythology, specifically within the texts like the "Satapatha Brahmana" and the "Matsya Purana".

Manu once rescued a small fish, which later revealed itself to be the god Vishnu in the form of a fish (Matsya).

As gratitude for saving him, Matsya instructed Manu to build a huge boat.

The boat, tethered to the horn of Matsya, survived the deluge.

Hinduism

Padma Purana

According to Puranic traditions, Manu is often saved by a divine figure, such as Matsya (the fish avatar of Vishnu), from a deluge, and he becomes the progenitor of the new humanity.