Lord Narayana the omniscient knower of all, yet wanting to be courteous and graceful asked the gods "Is there a strategy to kill that lord of the rakshasas who causes so much misery to the sages?" And they chorused ". Assume the body of a human and kill him. The boon of Brahma renders him invincible to all the gods and to all creatures. Ravana in his contempt for men brushed them aside as mere mortals unworthy of mention and sought no immunity from them. So his death lies in the hands of man alone". After the gods and sages bade worshipful farewell to Visnu he too vanished to take on his next incarnation as the son of Dasaratha who at that very moment was conducting the Putreyshti yagna for the sake of progeny. Meanwhile from the flames of the sacrificial fires rose a glowing form whose incomparable radiance pulsated with power and might. He wore a robe of black and red, his voice was like the booming of drums, and his hair and beard glossy like the lion's mane and his gait like that of an arrogant tiger. Tall as a mountain peak he blazed like the Sun.In his arms he held a vessel crafted of fine gold covered with a silver lid. A vessel so ethereal and so exquisite it seemed to have just materialized from space and was filled with celestial porridge.Looking at Dasaratha he said, "My lord know that I have come here sent by Prajapathi Brahma". Dasaratha greeted him with folded palms saying "Lord! Welcome and what may I do for you? The divine form said, "Take this porridge prepared by the gods. Give it to your wives who will bear you sons". Receiving the celestial porridge Dasaratha was ecstatic, he felt like a pauper would at the sudden discovery of a great treasure. With his mission achieved that splendid apparition, who had risen from the flames disappeared. Dasaratha entered the palace ringing with great joy. The king directly went to the queen's quarters offered them the porridge. He gave half of it to Kausalya and a quarter to Sumithra. Of the remaining quarter he gave one half to Kaikeyi. After thinking for a while he gave the other half to Sumithra. The grateful queens were extremely happy, and boundless was Dasaratha's joy when the queens became pregnant.