Hanuman Crossing the Ocean

"Just as the arrows released by Raghava travel at the speed of the wind, so I will travel swiftly to Lanka, the city protected by Ravana. If I do not find the daughter of King Janaka in Lanka, with the same force I shall go to the realm of the demigods." (Hanuman addressing the Vanaras, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 1.39-40)



"Hanuman Crossing the Ocean" is a collection of ten essays discussing the verses in the Ramayana which describe Hanuman's journey to Lanka to look for Sita Devi.