Knowing the truth of every topic, Vasudeva, though he was the Supreme Deity, wished to die for removing all doubts and establishing a certainty of results, simply for upholding the three worlds and for making the words of Atri's son true.
मात्रेयवाक्यप्रतिपालनाय॥ निमित्तमैच्छत् सकलार्थतत्त्ववित्।