​"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 safe guard the integrity of your promises.' Dasaratha descended in his true form into the midst of his family...Dasaratha said, ' This moment is one of supreme joy for me. For the first time in all these years, my heart is lighter... This is a moment of fulfillment for me...I will go back to my world and repose there in eternal peace," (164).



After Rama's victory over Ravana, atonement with the father occurs when Dasaratha presents himself in his human form to Rama. He expresses his pride and gratitude for his son in the fulfillment of his destiny.

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