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[[Category:God As a Fish]]
[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 08 Chapter 24 Purports - Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation]]
[[Category:Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 08 Purports]]
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<h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<h3>SB Canto 8</h3>
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Because everything was inundated by water, to save the Vedas it was necessary for the Lord to assume the form of a fish.
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[[Vanisource:SB 8.24.9|SB 8.24.9, Translation and Purport]]
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Understanding the acts of the great demon Hayagrīva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who is full of all opulences, assumed the form of a fish and saved the Vedas by killing the demon.
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Because everything was inundated by water, to save the Vedas it was necessary for the Lord to assume the form of a fish.
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