Lord Vishnu selected Satyavratha Maharaja for assigning the task of preserving life on Earth. So Lord Vishnu incarnated as a gigantic fish (matsya) to protect the three lokas from getting submerged and preserve the life on Earth. Lord Vishnu - the Hindu god of Preserver, had taken the form of a gigantic fish and dived into the depths of the ocean to get back Vedas from the asura by killing him and thus preserved Vedas.Īccording to other belief, it is said that in Satya Yuga (the 1st Yuga as per Hinduism) there was a danger of the end of the world and it was predicted that all the three worlds would be submerged in ocean. According to one story, it is said that in Satya Yuga, the Vedas (the religious scriptures of the Hindus) were taken away by one Asura (demon) who hid himself and Vedas under the ocean floor. There are two mythological stories connected to this avatar. Matsyavataram is the 1st incarnation of Sri Maha Vishnu.
Starting from the species of Pisces (fish), there is a gradual evolution of these incarnations to higher / complex organisms. These 10 incarnations are in accordance with the then prevailing existence. In Sanskrit language the word 'dasa' means 10 and 'avataram' means incarnation. But 10 of His incarnations became popular as Dasavaratara. It is believed that Lord Vishnu has taken several avatars and descended on to Earth to protect and re-establish dharma.
Lord Krishna addresses Arjuna - the Pandava prince and says, "Whenever and wherever there is a decline in dharma (righteousness) and there is predominance of adharma, during such time I descend Myself on to Earth to protect dharma". "Yada yada hi dharmasya, glaanir bhavati BharataĪbhyuddhanam adharmasya, tadaatmaanam srujamyaham" Text 7 in Chapter 4 of Srimad Bhagawat Geeta - the religious scripture of the Hindus states that
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