Gautama said: O Atri, do you not repeat such (foolish words) again. Your understanding is not yet matured. In this world, Mahendra, the lord of all creatures, is the greatest monarch.
गौतम उवाच ते मैवमत्रे पुन या न प्रज्ञा समाहिता। अत्र नः प्रथमं स्थाता महेन्द्रो वै प्रजापतिः॥