MATSYA

Matsya means fish. The very first incarnation of Lord Vishnu is that of a fish. So Matsya is respected and worshipped as the first personification or incarnation of Vishnu. It is believed that Vishnu had taken that incarnation to save Manu from the great disaster caused by a terrible flood. Manu was the great Hindu philosopher and a learned Bramhin who propounded many religious rites, disciplines and social orders through his texts recorded as Manusmriti.