Sita gave Hanuman the Chudaamani, a gift received at the time of her wedding, which Rama would surely recognise. She said "Your efforts alone can free me of my sorrow. Tell Rama to take me away from here while I am still alive. In your narration of my plight Rama should sense the urgency and impel him to rush across the ocean and beget the fame of saving me". Hanuman took leave of Sita assuring her, "What will not Rama, who can effortlessly vanquish Yama, Indra or Surya not do for you Devi! I do not see any one in the three worlds who can face Rama. Sita then asked Hanuman to rest for a day before starting on his journey, saying that his stay would give her that much respite from the persecution of her fears and sorrows. She even doubted if the army of monkeys and bears could ever cross the sea! Brushing aside her anxiety he said that the Vanaras poised for attack were no ordinary monkeys. Each was mightier than the other "Only the mediocre are sent as messengers and I, one such a messenger could get here, why not those commanded by Sugriva? Countless thousands of vanaras and bears await his orders to destroy Lanka along with its ruler, his kith and his kin. "You will soon see those indomitable forces at the gates of Lanka, "Strong, valorous and swift, with speeds that defy those of even thoughts, they traverse the skies and have been around the sea-bound earth several times. Nothing daunts them and nothing stops them. Heedless of all hurdles there is nothing that they cannot achieve! Lanka will perish in the fury of Rama and Lakshmana to merge with the dust from which it had risen. Do give me time to reach and bring Rama here, after which you will no longer be captive in this dreadful land.