[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) › c8.724 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.724 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.724 - **Language:** English ### [c8.724](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.724) MATSYA I. The first and foremost incarnation of Mahāviṣṇu. (See under Avatāra). - [Previous: c8.723](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.723) - [Next: c8.725](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.725) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.724](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.724) · Pramāṇa