In Section 13 of Attar's Khosrow Nameh, the poet describes the specific catalyst that led him to write the work: a devoted friend and companion who recognizes the potential of the story. Attar begins by addressing his own 'holy essence' (the spiritual intellect or soul) before recounting how this friend urged him to compose the epic, noting that the narrative of Khosrow possesses a 'heart-illuminating' royal and spiritual splendor. This dialogue highlights the traditional literary motif where a poet attributes the genesis of a masterpiece to the loving insistence of a close companion, framing the creative act as both a personal bond and a divinely guided endeavor.