What is Matsya?
[[Hindu]]s believe that the Matsya was the first important [[avatar]] of [[Vishnu]] in [[Dashavatar]]. [[File:Vishnu in the form of a fish Wellcome V0046243.jpg|thumb|Matsya avatar]] As the Matsya avatar, Vishnu took the form of a big [[fish]]. Sometimes, it is said that he took the form of a half-man and half-fish. There is a story about this in Hindu scriptures. The story tells about a demon (an [[asura]]). That asura was very wicked. He snatched the [[Veda]]s, the holy books of the Hindus, and went deep inside the [[sea]]. At this point, Vishnu changed his form. He became a ''matsya'', that is, a fish. He entered the sea and brought back the Vedas. He gave the Vedas to [[Manu]]. The Hindu scriptures say that Manu was the first man in the world. He may be compared with [[Noah]] or [[Adam and Eve|Adam]]. {{religion-stub}} {{Commonscat|Matsya}} [[Category:Hinduism]] [[Category:Hindu mythology]]