Vasudeva said Many sorts of speech were made, all of them being acceptable and consistent with reason, by myself and the Rishis but he did not accept these.
वासुदेव उवाच उक्तं बहुविधं वाक्यं ग्रहणीयं सहेतुकम्। ऋषिभिश्चैव च मया न चासौ तद् गृहीतवान्।॥