Matsya Bija Mantra
मत्स्य बीज मन्त्र
Form: MatsyaVishnu as the fish - saviour of Manu and the Vedas at the deluge.
ॐ नमो भगवते मत्स्यदेवाय॥
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Offer a Matsya seva
Auspicious on: Thursday
First avatar of Vishnu. Saved Manu and the Vedas from the great deluge.
Chant these mantras, then deepen your devotion by offering a verified seva at a Matsya temple.
Offer a Matsya seva →Matsyamantras & stotras(5 mantras)
Matsya Dhyana - Gita Govinda
मत्स्य ध्यान
Form: MatsyaJayadeva's opening verse of the Dashavatara Stotra - Matsya.
प्रलयपयोधिजले धृतवानसि वेदम्। विहितवहित्रचरित्रमखेदम्॥ केशव धृतमीनशरीर जय जगदीश हरे॥
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Offer a Matsya sevaMatsya Mula Mantra
मत्स्य मूल मन्त्र
The root salutation-mantra (namo-mantra) of the fish avatar, used as japa and as the invocation before Matsya puja.
ॐ नमो भगवते मत्स्यरूपाय नमः॥
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Offer a Matsya sevaMatsya Gayatri
मत्स्य गायत्री
The Gayatri-form meditation on Matsya, following the standard "vidmahe / dhimahi / prachodayat" pattern of the avatara Gayatris.
ॐ मत्स्यरूपाय विद्महे जलचराय धीमहि। तन्नो मत्स्यः प्रचोदयात्॥
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Offer a Matsya sevaMatsya Avatara verse - Srimad Bhagavata
मत्स्यावतार स्तुति - श्रीमद्भागवत
The Bhagavata's own account of the first avatar: the Lord became a fish to recover the Vedas and protect Manu at the end of the age.
मत्स्यो युगान्तसमये मनुनोपलब्धः क्ष्मामयो निखिलजीवनिकायकेतः। विस्रंसितानुरुसये सलिले मुखान्मे आदाय तत्र विजहार ह वेदमार्गान्॥
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Offer a Matsya sevaAll texts are in the public domain. Recite respectfully; the highest fruit of any mantra is steady, attentive repetition rather than mechanical count.