Brahma’s son, Manu, performs tapas for the peace in mankind. Manu comes upon a small fish, while performing Sandhyavandhane in ocean, who asks shelter as it will be eaten by large fishes. So Manu takes it to his house and puts it in a small bowl of water.
Overnight, the small fish becomes a big fish, and then transforms into a huge-whale-like being. Unable to have it in his house, Manu puts it back into the ocean, as now it cant be eaten anyway.
But the fish transforms into Vishnu and Manu is dazed. Vishnu tells Manu about the forthcoming formatting of the world, and he wishes Manu to be rescued so that though Maanavs (humans) may stop to exist but Jeevan (Life) should not. So he asks him to have all his requirements with him so that at the time of the Great Floods, he shall be rescued. Vishnu asks Manu to go to Sumeru Mountain in a ship that Vishnu has created along with his timeless wife Shatrupa (she would have got a boon to never age so she looks her youthful self) and also lots of other 'life' things necessary for creation of new Earth - like cuccoos, snakes, etc. Manu says that not just good things be saved, even bad things because they have their usefulness too. Snakes, Crows, throwns, etc. are all important. Beauty of life is in unity of diversity (good and bad), etc.
Meanwhile, Hayagreev disregards his mother in her suggestion of giving the 4 vedas the freedom. The mother complains to Kashyap, but to no avail.
The 4 vedas try to escape, but are found out soon by Hayagreev who proceeds to kill them all. Then, Vishnu, in the form of the fish (matsya) kills Hayagreev and transforms all the 4 vedas into one ‘Om’ and haves it in Himself since it is not yet time for mankind to get them yet.
Manu meanwhile readies and packs all those things that are necessary for his existence and the future generations. He decides he must have education too in the form of ‘The Seven Rishis’ (Saptarishi) [Vasisht, Viswamithra, Bhrugu, Atri, Kashyap, Gautam, Bharadwaj]. So he goes to them and asks them to accompany him. They are all meditating. They want to welcome death in the same way as birth - with open arms. But when Manu comes and tells them they are needed, they go with Manu in the ship.
Parvati then asks Shiva if it is important for the floods. Shiva then tells that Brahma requested for it, and Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva have their own roles in the Universe and they wont interfere in one other's roles. To protect whosoever is Vishnu's task. With that, Shiva and Parvati combine into on (Ardheeswara) to perform a Rudra-Thandava-sort-of and opens his third eye and hence all hell breaks loose. Every human being is washed out because of the Great Floods. The ship carrying The Seven Rishis, manu and his wife Satrupa is saved when a snake acts as a rope, a tow to the Fish (Matsya - Vishnu) who takes it to the Sumeru Parvatha.
Upon reaching Sumeru Mountains, Matsya transforms into Vishnu and asks Manu to give birth to the future generation of human beings with the help of his wife, Satrupa. He asks him to provide the people with good education with the help of The Seven Rishis. Also, to help everybody and to gain extreme Knowledge, he provides the 4 vedas – Rig, Yajur, Saama and Atharvana. Manu thanks Vishnu for saving him, but Vishnu thanks Manu for showing courage during flood and saving the Sapta Rishis as well as doing penance for betterment of mankind. He also thanks Shatrupa for helping her husband to do penance. Just like how a farmer saves seeds for next harvest, Vishnu saved Manu and Shatrupa for next generation - which is pureful and happy-filled, because upcoming generation will have knowledge and Enlightenment. For man not to become demons (symbolizes ignorance and wretchedness), Vishnu gave Manu the most important of all knowledge, Vishnu's own teachings - The Vedas. These teachings will serve the mankind forever starting from this generation onwards.
The End of Matsyavatara.
Overnight, the small fish becomes a big fish, and then transforms into a huge-whale-like being. Unable to have it in his house, Manu puts it back into the ocean, as now it cant be eaten anyway.
But the fish transforms into Vishnu and Manu is dazed. Vishnu tells Manu about the forthcoming formatting of the world, and he wishes Manu to be rescued so that though Maanavs (humans) may stop to exist but Jeevan (Life) should not. So he asks him to have all his requirements with him so that at the time of the Great Floods, he shall be rescued. Vishnu asks Manu to go to Sumeru Mountain in a ship that Vishnu has created along with his timeless wife Shatrupa (she would have got a boon to never age so she looks her youthful self) and also lots of other 'life' things necessary for creation of new Earth - like cuccoos, snakes, etc. Manu says that not just good things be saved, even bad things because they have their usefulness too. Snakes, Crows, throwns, etc. are all important. Beauty of life is in unity of diversity (good and bad), etc.
Meanwhile, Hayagreev disregards his mother in her suggestion of giving the 4 vedas the freedom. The mother complains to Kashyap, but to no avail.
The 4 vedas try to escape, but are found out soon by Hayagreev who proceeds to kill them all. Then, Vishnu, in the form of the fish (matsya) kills Hayagreev and transforms all the 4 vedas into one ‘Om’ and haves it in Himself since it is not yet time for mankind to get them yet.
Manu meanwhile readies and packs all those things that are necessary for his existence and the future generations. He decides he must have education too in the form of ‘The Seven Rishis’ (Saptarishi) [Vasisht, Viswamithra, Bhrugu, Atri, Kashyap, Gautam, Bharadwaj]. So he goes to them and asks them to accompany him. They are all meditating. They want to welcome death in the same way as birth - with open arms. But when Manu comes and tells them they are needed, they go with Manu in the ship.
Parvati then asks Shiva if it is important for the floods. Shiva then tells that Brahma requested for it, and Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva have their own roles in the Universe and they wont interfere in one other's roles. To protect whosoever is Vishnu's task. With that, Shiva and Parvati combine into on (Ardheeswara) to perform a Rudra-Thandava-sort-of and opens his third eye and hence all hell breaks loose. Every human being is washed out because of the Great Floods. The ship carrying The Seven Rishis, manu and his wife Satrupa is saved when a snake acts as a rope, a tow to the Fish (Matsya - Vishnu) who takes it to the Sumeru Parvatha.
Upon reaching Sumeru Mountains, Matsya transforms into Vishnu and asks Manu to give birth to the future generation of human beings with the help of his wife, Satrupa. He asks him to provide the people with good education with the help of The Seven Rishis. Also, to help everybody and to gain extreme Knowledge, he provides the 4 vedas – Rig, Yajur, Saama and Atharvana. Manu thanks Vishnu for saving him, but Vishnu thanks Manu for showing courage during flood and saving the Sapta Rishis as well as doing penance for betterment of mankind. He also thanks Shatrupa for helping her husband to do penance. Just like how a farmer saves seeds for next harvest, Vishnu saved Manu and Shatrupa for next generation - which is pureful and happy-filled, because upcoming generation will have knowledge and Enlightenment. For man not to become demons (symbolizes ignorance and wretchedness), Vishnu gave Manu the most important of all knowledge, Vishnu's own teachings - The Vedas. These teachings will serve the mankind forever starting from this generation onwards.
The End of Matsyavatara.
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