matsya avatar
Matsya is the fish avatar of Lord Vishnu. This avatar is mentioned in Vedic texts, puranas, Bhagavatam and in the great epic Mahabharata.
Once when Manu, who was the son of Lord Brahma, and also one of his first and foremost creation, was performing religious rituals on the banks of the Cherivi River, Andhra Pradesh. At that time a little fish asked for its protection. When Manu places the fish in a small bottle, it grows rapidly in size and again he put the fish into a tank, and then to the holy Ganges River, and finally to the ocean.
The great Matsya who was in the form of fish has advised Manu to carry with him the Rishis with sufficient food grains in a ship, on the day of the expected deluge (PRALAYAM). Manu ties the ship to the fish and then drove the ship to the Himalayas. The fish then reveals himself as Lord Vishnu and gives the power of creation to Manu.
Lord Vishnu has taken this avatar several lakhs of years before. He has taken care of Manu and the great rishis, and protected them from the deluge.
Lord Matsya who has safeguarded the holy beings and took care of them, will also protect us throughout our life, if we sincerely worship him with pure bhakti. He is expecting the sincere faith and devotion on him and nothing more else. Even if we offer few flowers and worship him with true bhakti, he will readily accepts it and bless us.
Let us worship Lord Matsya by chanting his 108 delicious names, and let us be blessed.
1. Om matsyayanamah
2. Om mahalayambodhisamcarinenamah
3. Om manupalakayanamah
4. Om mahinaukaprsthadesayanamah
5. Om mahasuravinasanayanamah
6. Om mahamnayaganahartrenamah
7. Om mahaniyagunadbhutayanamah
8. Om maralavahavyasanacchetrenamah
9. Om mathitasagarayanamah
10. Om mahasatvayanamah
11. Om mahayadoganabhujenamah
12. Om madhurakrtayenamah
13. Om mandoldhasindhuvenamah
14. Om mahasayayanamah
15. Om mahadhirayanamah
16. Om mahausadhisamuddharayanamah
17. Om mahayasasenamah
18. Om mahanandayanamah
19. Om mahatejasenamah
20. Om mahavapusenamah
21. Om mahipankaprsatprsthayanamah
22. Om mahakalparnavahradayanamah
23. Om mitrasubhramsuvalayanamah
24. Om mukhamahanabhasenamah
25. Om mahalaksminepatiyenamah
26. Om mahamayayanamah
27. Om mahabhutapalakayanamah
28. Om mrtyumarakayanamah
29. Om mahajavayanamah
30. Om mahaprcchacchinnanamah
31. Om mahatalatalayanamah
32. Om martyalokagarbhayanamah
33. Om marutpatayenamah
34. Om marutpatisthanaprsthayanamah
35. Om mahadevasabhajitayanamah
36. Om mahendradyakhilamaranayanamah
37. Om mrditakhilayanamah
38. Om manomayayanamah
39. Om mananiyayanamah
40. Om manassvinenamah
41. Om manavardhanayanamah
42. Om manisimanasambhodhinamah
43. Om manuvibhisanayanamah
44. Om mrdugarbhayanamah
45. Om mrgankabhayanamah
46. Om mrgyapadayanamah
47. Om mahodarayanamah
48. Om mahakartarikapucchayanamah
49. Om manodurgamavaibhavayanamah
50. Om manisinenamah
51. Om madhyarahitayanamah
52. Om mrsajanmanenamah
53. Om mrtavyayayanamah
54. Om moghetarorusankalpayanamah
55. Om moksadayinenamah
56. Om mahaguravenamah
57. Om mohasangasamujyadhhayanamah
58. Om mohakayanamah
59. Om mohasamhartrenamah
60. Om mohadurayanamah
61. Om mahodayayanamah
62. Om mohitottoritamanavenamah
63. Om mocitasritakasmalayanamah
64. Om maharsinikarastutyayanamah
65. Om manujnanopadesikayanamah
66. Om mahinaindrarajayanamah
67. Om mahavatabhanayanamah
68. Om mahimakarayanamah
69. Om mahambudhitbhutavigrahayanamah
70. Om maralavahanidrantasaksinenamah
71. Om madhunisudanayanamah
72. Om mahabdhivasanayanamah
73. Om mattayanamah
74. Om mahamarutavijitayanamah
75. Om mahakasalayayanamah
76. Om murchattaplavayanamah
77. Om mrditabdarivibhavayanamah
78. Om musitapranicetanayanamah
79. Om mrducittayanamah
80. Om madhuravacenamah
81. Om mrstakamayanamah
82. Om mahesvarayanamah
83. Om maralavahasvapantanamah
84. Om mahakrtayenamah
85. Om mahislistayanamah
86. Om mahinadhayanamah
87. Om marunmalamahamanayenamah
88. Om mahibharaparihartrenamah
89. Om mahasaktayenamah
90. Om mahodayayanamah
91. Om mahanmahatenamah
92. Om magnalokayanamah
93. Om mahasantayenamah
94. Om mahanmahasenamah
95. Om mahavedabdhisamcarinenamah
96. Om mahatmanenamah
97. Om mohitatmabhuvenamah
98. Om mantrasmrtibhramsahetavenamah
99. Om mantrakrtenamah
100. Om mantrasevadhayenamah
101. Om mantramantrarthatattvajnayanamah
102. Om mantrarthayanamah
103. Om mantradaivatayanamah
104. Om mantroktakaripranayinenamah
105. Om mantrarasiphalapradayanamah
106. Om mantratatparyavisayayanamah
107. Om manomantradyagocarayanamah
108. Om mantrarthavitkrtaksemayanamah
“OM”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR