Matsya is Vishnu's first avatar, the divine fish who warned Manu of the coming deluge and guided his boat to safety, preserving the Vedas and seeds of life.
Matsya is the first avatar of the Dashavatara, the great fish who warned Manu of the coming deluge and towed his vessel through the floodwaters, preserving the seeds of life and the Vedas from annihilation.
A tiny fish begged Manu for protection, and he sheltered it as it grew to monstrous size. Revealing itself as Matsya, the fish avatar of Vishnu, it warned Manu of a world-destroying flood and commanded him to build a great boat, load it with the seeds of all life and the seven sages, and lash it to the fish's horn as the waters rose.
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