Verse 38

³¹To king Satyavrata, speaking so, the lord of the world in the fish's body spoke, wishing to play in the sea of dissolution at the ending of the age, and meaning a kindness to him, dear as he is to those of one undivided heart. ³²Bhagavan said: On the seventh day from this one, tamer of enemies, these three worlds, the earth and the middle air and the rest, will sink in the sea of dissolution. ³³When the three worlds are dissolving in the waters of the ending, a certain wide boat, sent by me, will come to you. ³⁴You then, taking all the plants and the seeds high and low, with the seven sages around you and living things of every kind gathered to you,

³⁵will go aboard the great boat and move about without faltering on that one sea where there is no light, by the shining of the sages alone. ³⁶When that boat is shaken hard by a strong wind, tie it with the great serpent to the horn of me, standing there beside you. ³⁷I shall move about on the water, drawing you along with the boat and the sages in it, for as long as the night of Brahma lasts, master. ³⁸And you will know my greatness, that which is spoken of as the highest Brahman, opened out in your heart by your questions, since I have been gracious to you.