Rama is delighted when Hanuman returns, and tells him that Sita has been found. The army begins its march before reaching the shores of Rameswaram. The army halts at the shores of sea, and Rama is left pondering how to cross the immense obstacle before him. His initial thoughts soon turn to worry and anxiety. However, those around Rama reassure him, telling him that he should not focus on these worrying thoughts, as they only hinder the undertaking of an endeavour.
Calmed, Rama undertakes penance to the Lord of Seas, Samudra, but after three days and three nights, still nothing has happened. Fuelled with anger, Rama lifts his bow and threatens to destroy the entire ocean and all the life within it, unless Samudra answers his call. Eventually, the Lord of Sea appears before Rama, and tells him that if he lays rocks down, the sea will support them, and in this fashion the army builds a bridge to Lanka.
The seemingly impossible task is undertaken by the army, and five days later the bridge is complete.