The three presiding deities over creation, protection and dissolution are the Trinity - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. But there is a fourth entity - the overlord (Shironayakam), who is above these three. He is God. He can overrule the Trinity. How? By mitigating the magnitude of the consequences of karma. He can counteract any kind of situation. That is the Divine prerogative of God. He can create anything, protect anything. He creates and brings about its dissolution. Therefore, God should be regarded as having control over Generation, Organisation and Destruction. To realise God, you have to surrender yourself completely. When the surrender is total, a direct link with God is established. Without such surrender propitiating the lesser deities is a waste of time. (SSS Vol.28)