closein fashion , face to facethe way i speak to you , i received an account of that event that comes from m a n u who became the great l a w g i v e r , who saw the end coming who , being warned by a great fish ( our krishna in disguise ) which spoke to him , knew and prepared , who , accomplishing what was needed preserved life , who , gathering all kinds of seeds , plants , animals , and likewise the wisdom of the prior age in the persons of seven chosen rishis , began everything anew .