[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.579 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.579 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.579 - **Language:** English ### [c8.579](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.579) (v) Mahāviṣṇu incarnated as Matsya for the sake of Vaivasvata Manu. (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 187). - [Previous: c8.578](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.578) - [Next: c8.580](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.580) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.579](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.579) · Pramāṇa