Matsya Avathar | Maha Vishnu

Note:

1. Matsya Avatar or the Fish Incarnation is the first of the ten Divine Incarnations or Dasavatars of Lord Vishnu.
2. Matsya slays a demon named Hayagreevasura ( son of sage Kashyapa and Diti) who steals the sacred scriptures – the Vedas and thus is lauded as the saviour of the scriptures.
3. When the sacred hyms of the Vedas were lost in the waters of universal devastation, Vishnu swam like a boat in that vast ocean to rescue them. So, lord Vishnu took Fish form (Matsya incarnation)