He was the Lord of the universe. He did not, however, wish to falsity the words of Gandhari and the Rishis, o destroyer of enemies.
गान्धार्या वचनं यत् तदृषीणां च परंतप॥ तन्नूनमन्यथा कर्तुं नैच्छत् स जगतः प्रभुः।