<p>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)</p><p> </p><p>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.</p>