... flood.' Manu cared for it in this way and carried it down to the ocean. And in the very year the fish had indicated, he build a ship and came to him, and when the flood had risen he entered the ship. The fish swam up to him, and he fastens the rope of the ship to the horn of the fish, and with it sailed through to the northern mountain. 'I have saved you,' said the fish. 'Fasten the ship to a tree, but do not let the water cut you off when you are on the mountain; as the water subsides, keep following it down.' And he kept following it down, in this way, and so that slope of northern mountain is known as Manu's Descent. The flood swept away all other creatures, and Manu alone survived. Wishing for a progeny, he began to worship and do penance. Then ...

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