Manu Survives the Deluge with the Fish's Help
As the deluge begins and the world is swallowed by water, Manu boards his boat with the seeds and the seven sages. The fish arrives with a horn, Manu tethers the rope to it, and for many years the fish pulls the boat through the endless flood — until they reach the highest peak of the Himalayas.
As he had been instructed by the fish, Manu collected all the seeds. He built an excellent boat and sailed on the waves of the ocean.
He thought about the fish. Knowing about his thoughts, the fish arrived. It had a horn. It had the form of a large mountain. When Manu saw it in the waters of the ocean, he tied a noose around the rope and fastened it to the fish's head.
Tethered to the noose, with great speed, the fish tugged the boat into the waters of the ocean.
The boat was tossed around. It danced on the roaring waves like a drunken woman. It was battered by great waves and whirled around. The earth could not be seen, nor the directions — everything was enveloped. There was water everywhere, including the sky and heaven. The world was covered by turbulence. Everything was invisible, except for the seven rishis, Manu, and the fish.
For a large number of years, the fish unceasingly pulled the boat on that flood of water.
Then the fish pulled the boat to the highest peak of the Himalayas. In a smiling and soft tone, it told the rishis: "Immediately tie the boat to this peak."
They quickly moored the boat there. Since that day, the highest peak of the Himalayas has been known as Nau-bandhana — the place where the boat was tied. Aranyaka Parva, Chapter 482