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times as the ancestor of the 峁歴is. The vedic seers call him as 鈥渙ur
father, na岣� pit膩." This belief has been well preserved in the pur膩峁噄c
account of the Matsyavat膩ra where he is said to have create
everything when the deluge subsided.
In the Yajurveda the word Matsya occurs twice in association
with other water animals like 艢i艣um膩ra (porpoise), Ma峁囜笉奴ka (frogs),
Kulipayas (breath cocks), Nakra, (crocodiles). XXIV:21:34.
In the Atharvaveda there is an interesting passage, regarding
numerous creatures, which include fish, acquantic birds and others.
The Satapatha Br膩hma峁嘺 also connects deluge with Manu.
According to the Satapatha Br膩hma峁嘺, a warning by a fish against
the impending disasterous flood, is given to Manu. Manu being urged
by fish, constructs a ship. The prediction comes true and the world
is submerged with flood. Only Manu is saved and is carried to the
lofty peak of the Himalayas. He then, performs a sacrifice out of
which a woman arises. The two then create the mankind a fresh.
These features of the Fish Incarnation seem to have been
fundamental basis for further ideas developed. In the Satapatha
Br膩hma峁嘺 there is no explicit identification of the fish either with
Vi峁ａ箛u or Praj膩pati. But on the account recorded therein, the concept
of Matsy膩vat膩ra appears to have been based. The details given in the
Satapatha Br膩hma峁嘺, are not inconsistent with those connected to
the Matsya-avat膩ra in the Pur膩峁嘺s.
This myth as described in the Satapatha Br膩hma峁嘺, runs in
terms of the parable of Manu and Ida as below :