Deity
マツヤ
मत्स्यMatsya
- verses
- 1,086
- books
- 23
- chapters
- 354
What the texts say
In the Matsya Purana, Matsya is the fish form Vishnu assumed, and the work opens by asking why he took it. Matsya Purana 1.1, 1.7 The Padma Purana says that Vishnu, in the form of a fish, slew the demon Shankha and safeguarded the Vedas. Padma Purana 5.22.33 In the Matsya Purana, the compassionate king Manu shelters a small fish in his hand, and in one night in a jar it grows three hand-spans. Matsya Purana 1.18, 1.20 In the Bhagavata Purana, the fish tells Manu to board the boat with the seven sages, and promises to pull it through the waters of devastation. Bhagavatam 8.24.34, 8.24.37 In the Mahabharata, the fish brings the boat to the highest peak of Himavat, the Himalayas. Mahabharata 3.185.44 After the flood, the Matsya Purana says, this Purana was spoken in the form of Matsya to Manu. Matsya Purana 2.20
Where to read
Every verse that names マツヤ, book by book.
- 6.1.263.45
「フーン(huṃ)」の音の胎内にその魚を見たとき、マヘーシュヴァラは燃ゆる威光によってそれを動かぬように鎮め、そして次の言葉を告げた。
- 1.1.33.15
そのとき悪行のプシュカサは木から降り、みずのごとく広がる水辺に来て、魚を殺し始めた。
- 1.2.13.194
パーラダ(水銀)は「シヴァー・デーヴィー」と呼ばれ、また「トリヤンバカ(三つの眼の主)」とも称される。マツヤなどの諸形は「シャーストラ・リンガ」であり、また「ヴリシャーカピ」とも名づけられる。
- 6.1.263.45
- 8.24.2
いかなる目的で至上主は、世に忌まれ、闇の性質に満ち苦しみ多き魚の姿を、まるで業に縛られた生類のようにお取りになったのですか。主よ、これをありのままにお説きください。ウッタマシュローカの御業を聴くことは、あらゆる世界に安楽と吉祥をもたらします。
- 10.40.17
創造の因なるマツヤ主、劫滅の海を泳がれた御方に礼拝します。マドゥとカイタバを討たれたハヤシールシャ(ハヤグリーヴァ)主に礼拝します。マンダラ山を支えた巨大なるクールマ主に礼拝します。大地を引き上げるリ―ラーを楽しまれた猪身のヴァラーハ主に礼拝します。
- 1.3.15
チャークシュシャ・マヌの時代の後、全き洪水で世界が水底に沈んだとき、主は魚(マツヤ)の姿を取り、船の上に保ってヴァイヴァスヴァタ・マヌを守護された。
- 8.24.2
Also named in
- Agni Purana25 verses
- Narada Purana20 verses
- Garuda Purana15 verses
- Devi Bhagavatam14 verses
- Mahabharata14 verses
- Mahabharata (Gita Press)28 verses
- Vishnu Purana12 verses
- Varaha Purana9 verses
- Ramayana8 verses
- Narasimha Purana8 verses
- Shiva Purana6 verses
- Vamana Purana6 verses
- Brahmanda Purana6 verses
- Brahma Purana4 verses
- Kapila Purana2 verses
- Mudgala Purana2 verses
- Linga Purana1 verse
- Arthashastra1 verse
- Markandeya Purana1 verse
- Kurma Purana1 verse
Key chapters
The chapters where マツヤ matters most.
Matsya-avatāra: The Lord as Fish Saves the Vedas and Guides Satyavrata
Avatāra and rescuer
Intermediate Dissolution (Antarakṣaya), Matsya’s Rescue of Manu, and the Opening Outline of Creation Topics
Teacher and preserver
Śrāddha Procedure: Types, Eligible Guests, Exclusions, and the Pārvaṇa-Anvāhāryaka Rite
Teacher and ritual authority
Nārāyaṇa as Haṃsa in the Cosmic Ocean: Vedic Yajña-Puruṣa and Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision within Pralaya
Primary teacher-narrator in dialogue with Manu
Soma, the Pitṛs, and the Science of Śrāddha: Why Purūravas Ascends on Amāvāsyā + Parva-Sandhi Time Rules
Primary teacher
War of Devas and Asuras; Birth of Aurva Fire; Countering Tamasī Māyā through Soma
Primary narrator and theological guide to Manu
Rite and Layout for Consecrating Ponds, Wells, and Water-Reservoirs (Taḍāga-vidhi)
Primary teacher
Saubhagya-Śayana Vow: Lalitā/Gaurī-Śiva Worship, Saubhāgya-Aṣṭaka Offerings, and Bed Donation
Primary teacher-narrator
Brahmā-Gāyatrī as a Divine Pair and the Early Genealogies of Creation (Manu to Dakṣa)
Teacher-narrator
Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas, Their Measures, and the Dharma of Donating Sacred Texts
Divine preserver of śāstra during pralaya
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