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HINDU GOD - MATSYA
THE FISH
Once a king named Satyavrata was
performing a sacred thread ceremony
beside a river. While scooping water
from the river, he accidentally caught a
tiny fish in the palm of his hand. The
fish begged him not to throw it back
into the river where it could become a
victim of larger fish. The king felt
sorry for the small fish and took it
home to his palace and placed it in a
bowl of water.
The next morning, the fish had outgrown
the bowl. The king then transferred it
into a pond. Soon, it outgrew even the
pond. Later, the king shifted the fish
into a lake. In no time, the fish even
outgrew the largest lake in the kingdom
and had to be transferred into the
ocean.
By this time, the king was so fascinated
by the growth of the fish that he
inferred that the fish had to be an
incarnation of the divine.
He prayed and asked it why it had taken
this form. Matsya replied that in a
week, a huge devastation would engulf
the lower part of the universe. He told
the king to call 7 great sages and to
gather samples of all herbs, seeds and
living creatures. He promised to send a
large boat to save them.
As Matsya predicted, huge clouds
appeared from all directions and it
rained heavily on land and sea. Soon,
the ocean overflowed. Then Satyavrata
and all his companions saw a large boat
floating towards them. |
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