Matsyapurana 2.11

2.11

āropya rajjuyogena matpradattena suvrata
saṃyamya nāvaṃ macchṛṅge matsyabhāvābhirakṣitaḥ //

Then the seven destructive clouds *viz.*—Saṃvarta, Bhimanâda, Droṇa, Chaṇḍa, Balâhaka, Vidyut patâka and Śoṇâ, would spring up from the vapours arising out of such a heat, and would rain in torrents till all the seas become united into one great mass. In fact the whole earth would be covered with one vast expanse of water, then get hold of that yonder boat and put the seed of creation and the sacred Vedas in it. After that, fasten the boat to my horn by means of this rope that I give you, and then the contents of the barge will be saved by my glory.” O, Pious One! when everything will be destroyed, your good-self, the moon, the sun, myself, Brahmâ, the sacred river Narmadâ, the great sage Mârkandeya, the sacred Vedas, the Purâṇas, the God Śiva, the various sciences, will alone be saved, and the reign of king Châkṣuṣa Manu shall terminate with the coming partial dissolution.—8-14.