66697602-The-Ramayana-R-K-Narayan

Now Brahma, the Creator, came forward to speak and
addressed Rama thus: “Of the Trinity, I am the Creator.
Shiva is the Destroyer and Vishnu is the Protector. All three
of us derive our existence from the Supreme God and we
are subject to dissolution and rebirth. But the Supreme God
who creates us is without a beginning or an end. There is
neither birth nor growth nor death for the Supreme God. He
is the origin of everything and in him everything is
assimilated at the end. That God is yourself, and Sita at your
side now is a part of that Divinity. Please remember that this
is your real identity and let not the fear and doubts that assail
an ordinary mortal ever move you. You are beyond
everything; and we are all blessed indeed to be in your
presence.”
In the high heavens, Shiva encouraged Dasaratha to go
down to the earth and meet Rama. He said, “Rama needs
your benediction after having carried out your commands,
and having gone through so much privation for fourteen
years in order to safeguard the integrity of your promises.”
Dasaratha descended in his true form into the midst of his
family. Rama was overjoyed to see him again and
prostrated himself at his feet.
Dasaratha said, “This moment is one of supreme joy for
me. For the first time in all these years, my heart is lighter.
The memory of the evil use that Kaikeyi had made of my
promise to her had stuck in my heart like a splinter and had