Matsya

Målning av Matsya

Matsya (Sanskrit: मत्स्य) är i indisk mytologi guden Vishnus inkarnation (avatar) som fisk.[1]

Referenser

  1. ^ Aiyangar, Narayan (1901). Essays On Indo Aryan Mythology. Madras: Addison and Company.

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Vishnu.jpg

Closeup of Vishnu, seated in the lotus position on a lotus. From depiction of the poet Jayadeva bowing to Vishnu, Gouache on paper Pahari,

The very picture of devotion, bare-bodied, head bowed, legs crossed and hands folded, Jayadeva stands at left, with the implements of worship placed before the lotus-seat of Vishnu who sits there, blessing the poet.
Matsya painting.jpg
Incarnation of Vishnu as a Fish, from a devotional text. (image actually taken from English Wikipedia)