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Matsya Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Lord Vishnu's Matsya Avatara. According to the Hindu Panchang, the festival of Matsya Jayanti is observed on the Shukla Paksha Tritiya of the Chaitra month. Matsya Avatara was the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu during Satya Yuga. In this incarnation, Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of a fish and protected King Satyavrata, Prajapatis and the Saptarishis from the Jalapralaya.
According to another legend related to the Matsya Avatara, once a demon named Hayagriva stole the Vedas of Lord Brahma and hid them in the depths of the ocean, to recover them, Lord Vishnu assumed the Matsya Avatara.
Matsya Jayanti falls during Chaitra Navratri and usually coincides with the Gangaur festivities. On the occasion of Matsya Jayanti, special Puja is organized in the temples of Lord Vishnu. On this day, devotees of Lord Vishnu observe a one-day fast and recite the Matsya Purana and Shri Vishnu Sahasranama.
Shri Vedanarayana Swamy Temple located in Nagalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Matsya. This temple was constructed in the sixteenth century by the ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, Shri Krishnadeva Raya.
In this temple, Lord Vishnu in Matsya form is enshrined along with Shridevi and Bhudevi. A special feature of this idol is that Lord Vishnu is depicted in a Prayoga Mudra, holding the Sudarshana Chakra, ready to slay the demon Somakudu. On the auspicious occasion of Matsya Jayanti, special worship and grand celebrations are organized in this Vedanarayana Swamy Temple.
The worship begins with the Suprabhata Seva at around 5 AM, followed by Thomala Seva and Sahasranamarchana Seva. After these three services, Matsya Jayanti Utsavam is celebrated in the morning, under which a procession of a smaller idol of Lord Matsya is taken out. After the procession, Snapana Tirumanjanam, that is, the divine bath of Lord Matsya, is performed. In the evening, a procession of the Lord seated on Garuda is taken out, with which the festival concludes.
Additionally, Matsya Jayanti is also celebrated on a large scale in ISKCON temples, where special Puja and Abhisheka are performed on this occasion.
To read detailed description about Matsya Avatara of Lord Vishnu, please visit - Matsya Incarnation.
Lord Matsya is the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu among the ten incarnations. Lord Vishnu incarnated as Matsya to protect the world from destruction and to free the Vedas from a demon named Hayagriva.
108 Names of Lord Matsya, also called Ashtottara Shatanamavali with video are given on this page.
Lord Vishnu is the protector of the entire universe and one of the Trimurti. It is believed that, this visible world is the dream of Lord Vishnu sleeping in Kshirsagar. On this page you can get many information related to Lord Vishnu.
The list of the ten major incarnations of Lord Vishnu and the dates of their birth anniversaries are given on this page. From this page you can also get interesting information about all the incarnations.
Lord Vishnu keeps taking various incarnations forms from for the welfare of the universe. Here is the ten main incarnations of Lord Vishnu have been described in the religious scriptures as Dashavatara. According to religious scriptures, Kalki incarnation, one of the Dashavatars, is going to appear at the end of the present Kaliyuga.
A complete list of Ekadashi dates is given here. Go through the Ekadashi fasting dates list here so that you never miss fasting on Ekadashi. Ekadashi fast is observed with great enthusiasm by the devotees of Lord Vishnu.
ISKCON devotees can get the complete list of ISKCON Ekadashi fasting dates here. This list will prove highly informative and useful to those who observe the fast of Ekadashi as per the ISKCON.
The list of Mantras used in the worship and chanting of Lord Vishnu is available on this page. Some of these Mantras are legendary and some are Vedic. Along with this, the powerful Yantra of Lord Vishnu can also be seen from this page.
