The following is a literal translation of BrahmÁ's address to RÁma according to the Calcutta edition, text and commentary:

“O RÁma, how dost thou, being the creator of all the world, best of all those who have profound knowledge of the Upanishads and all-powerful as thou art, suffer SÍtÁ to fall in the fire? How dost thou not know thyself as the best of the gods? Thou art one of the primeval Vasus,1158 and also their lord and creator. Thou art thyself the lord and first creator of the three worlds. Thou art the eighth (that is MahÁdeva) of the Rudras,1159 and also the fifth1160 of the SÁdhyas.1161 (The poet describes RÁma as made of the following gods) The AsvinikumÁras (the twin divine physicians of the gods) are thy ears; the sun and the moon are thy eyes; and thou hast been seen in the beginning and at the end of creation. How dost thou neglect the daughter of Videha (Janaka} like a man whose actions are directed by the dictates of nature?” Thus addressed by Indra, BrahmÁ and [pg 559] the other gods, RÁma the descendant of Raghu, lord of the world and the best of the virtuous, spoke to the chief of the gods. “As I take myself to be a man of the name of RÁma and son of Dasaratha, therefore, sir, please tell me who I am and whence have I come.” “O thou whose might is never failing,” said BrahmÁ to KÁkutstha the foremost of those who thoroughly know BrahmÁ, “Thou art NÁrÁya?a,1162 almighty, possessed of fortune, and armed with the discus. Thou art the boar1163 with one tusk; the conqueror of thy past and future foes. Thou art BrahmÁ true and eternal or undecaying. Thou art Visvaksena,1164 having four arms; Thou art HrishÍkesa,1165 whose bow is made of horn; Thou art Purusha,1166 the best of all beings; Thou art one who is never defeated by any body; Thou art the holder of the sword (named Nandaka). Thou art Vish?u (the pervader of all); blue in colour: of great might; the commander of armies; and lord of villages. Thou art truth. Thou art embodied intelligence, forgiveness, control over the senses, creation, and destruction. Thou art Upendra1167 and MadhusÚdana.1168 Thou art the creator of Indra, the ruler over all the world, PadmanÁbha,1169 and destroyer of enemies in the battle. The divine Rishis call thee shelter of refugees, as well as the giver of shelter. Thou hast a thousand horns,1170 a hundred heads.1171 Thou art respected of the respected; and the lord and first creator of the three worlds. Thou art the forefather and shelter of Siddhas,1172 and SÁdhyas.1173 Thou art sacrifices; Vasha?kÁra,1174 OmkÁra.1175 Thou art beyond those who are beyond our senses. There is none who knows who thou art and who knows thy beginning and end. Thou art seen in all material objects, in BrÁhmans, in cows, and also in all the quarters, sky and streams. Thou hast a thousand feet, a hundred heads, and a thousand eyes. Thou hast borne the material objects and the earth with the mountains; and at the bottom of the ocean thou art seen the great serpent. O RÁma, Thou hast borne the three worlds, gods, Gandharvas,1176 and demons. I am, O RÁma, thy heart; the goddess of learning is thy tongue; the gods are the hairs of thy body; the closing of thy eyelids is called the night: and their opening is called the day. The Vedas are thy SanskÁras.1177 Nothing can exist without thee. The whole world is thy body; the surface of the earth is thy stability.”