Matsya Jayanti 2022 Date, Times, History, Significance and Quotes
Matsya Jayanti 2022 is being celebrated on April 4. The story of the celebration of Matsya Jayanti is quite interesting as birth of Lord Vishnu in his first form, Matsya, is celebrated with much pomp and zeal on this day.
The festival of Matsya Jayanti falls during the Chaitra Navratri season and coincides with the Gangaur festival.
Matsya is known to be the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu during Satya Yuga.
Matsya Jayanti 2022: Date and time
The Matsya Jayanti festival is observed on the Tritiya tithi of Chaitra, the Hindu month.
The Matsya Jayanti Tritiya started at 12:28 on April 03, 2022, and will go on till 01: 54 on April 04, 2022.
A special Vishnu Puja is organised by the devotees of Lord Vishnu on the day of Matsya Jayanti.
Matsya Jayanti 2022: Significance
Matsya is known amongst the first of Lord Vishnu’s 10 major incarnations. Lord Vishnu came to Earth in numerous avatars. It is said that the first avatar among these was Matsya and the birth of Lord Vishnu is celebrated in the Matsya Avatar.
The Matsya avatar was transformed into a fish. It is believed that Lord Vishnu saved the first man on earth, Manu, from a catastrophic flood, according to legend.
