In the Matsya Purāṇa it is said:
- ananta-śaktir bhagavān
- matsya-rūpī janārdanaḥ
- krīḍārthaṁ yācayām āsa
- svayaṁ satyavrataṁ nṛpam
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead possesses unlimited potency. Nonetheless, in His pastime in the form of a fish He begged protection from King Satyavrata."