History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2018 History
The account of the Great Flood, in which a divine Fish is described as rescuing Manu, occurs in the:
ARigveda
BVajasaneyi Samhita
CSatapatha Brahmana ✓ Correct
DAitareya Brahmana
Correct answer: (C) Satapatha Brahmana — The account occurs in the Satapatha Brahmana, so the answer is the Satapatha Brahmana.
Explanation
★The account occurs in the Satapatha Brahmana, so the answer is the Satapatha Brahmana.
★The earliest account of the Matsya, the fish, is given in the Satapatha Brahmana.
★The Matsya is the fish avatar of the god Vishnu, often the first of his avatars.
★In the story the divine fish warns Manu of a great flood.
★The fish then rescues Manu from the rising waters.
★So this account of the Great Flood occurs in the Satapatha Brahmana.
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