How did a highwayman like Ratnakar become the immortal author of the great epic Ramayana? By continuous chanting of the name of the Lord, as taught to him by Saptarishis (seven great sage), his face acquired a new effulgence and he could become the sage Valmiki, who is immortalized as the author of the Ramayana. He composed his work to please the Lord. He did everything in a spirit of dedication to the Lord,

Take the case of Sage Vyasa. He was the author of eighteen Puranas (ancient spiritual epics). He wrote the Mahabharata and many other great works. But it was only when he was filled with divine fervour and wrote the Bhagavatam that he became enshrined in the hearts of the people. Valmiki and Vyasa have became immortal their devotion.

We have Pothana, the author of the Telugu Bhagavatam in which he declared: ‘What is being composed is Bhagavatam, The one inspires the writer is Ramachandra. What is written by me will be redemptive. I shall write, as there is no greater story to tell’ Pothana began composing his magnum opus with the feeling that everything he was doing was by the will of Shri Rama. So, when you think of Bhagavatam, you are reminded of Pothana. By his great work he has installed himself in the hearts of the devout.  (SSS Vol.29, pp. 14-15)