Observing this, Valmiki burst into a curse. He said, "Oh, hunter! As you have killed one of the love intoxicated birds, you will wander homeless all your long years." But in a moment the sage recovered himself and was wondering why he lost his temper and got so angry as to inflict a curse on the hunter. Recalling his words, the sage marveled at their rhythm. He discovered that his pity had taken the shape of a beautiful verse. While he was in meditation that day Lord Brahma appeared and told him that whatever had happened was to inspire him to write the story of Ram. "Sorrow has given birth to verse," said Brahma, "and in this metre and rhythm the story should be told. I shall give you the vision to see all that has happened, even how the characters thought and looked." Brahma then blessed him and disappeared.
This is how Valmiki wrote the Ramayan. He not only wrote it during the time of Ram but also played an important role in it towards the end. When Sita, Ram's wife, is exiled because a citizen had alleged that she might have been unfaithful during her abduction, she is given shelter by Valmiki. There she gave birth to the twin sons of Ram, Lav and Kush. Valmiki taught them the Ramayan. It was in Valmiki's hermitage that the father was united with his sons after many dramatic moments.
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