Kashmir Hindu

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Another version of the Manu myth, from the Kashmir region.

At the end of the age, all was destroyed except sixteen named mountains. Lord Mahadeva, in the form of water, covered this world. The goddess Sati assumed the form of a boat, and the future Manu placed all seeds in it. Visnu, in the form a fish, towed it with his horn and fastened it to the top of the peak called Naubandhana. After a time, Manu brought about the creation of beings. The goddess Sati became the earth, and a beautiful lake, known as Satidesa, appeared on that earth.

Ved Kumari, trans., Nilamata Purana, verses 35-47, http://www.koausa.org/Purana/, accessed 4/3/2007.