#matsyavatar

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Lord Viṣṇu in Matsya Avatār

The Lord’s Matsya or Fish incarnation, a combined anthropomorphic / zoomorphic form with four arms and fish body.

Seen cradling in his arms 4 babies representing the four Vedas that the Lord rescued from the Rākṣasa Hiraṇyākṣa

Lithograph from the Rājā Ravi Varma press, circa 1900 – 1915

Metropolitan Museum