Does Lord Vishnu forgive?
Daniel Lopez
Updated on February 18, 2026
Although we customarily refer to the Matsya avatara as the first of the Lord's
avataras
In the Bhagavad Gita, the Lord proclaims the function of His avatars thus: “Whenever dharma seems to wane under the power of adharma, I incarnate in the world to protect the good, destroy the evil and restore dharma.
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