Sundar Kand Verse 297
प्रथम प्रनाम कीन्ह सिरु नाई । बैठे पुनि तट दर्भ डसाई ॥ जबहिं बिभीषन प्रभु पहिं आए । पाछें रावन दूत पठाए ॥४॥
prathama pranāma kīnha siru nāī | baiṭhe puni taṭa darbha ḍasāī || jabahiṃ bibhīṣana prabhu pahiṃ āe | pācheṃ rāvana dūta paṭhāe ||4||
prathama pranama kinha siru nai baithe puni tata darbha dasai jabahim bibhishana prabhu pahim ae pachem ravana duta pathae 4
Shree Rama first bowed his head in salutation to the ocean, then sat down on the shore on a spread of darbha grass. After Vibhishana had come to the Lord, Ravana had sent his spies behind him.
श्री राम ने पहले सिर नवाकर प्रणाम किया, फिर तट पर दर्भ (कुश) बिछाकर बैठ गए। जब विभीषण प्रभु के पास आए थे, उसके बाद रावण ने दूत भेजे थे।
This is verse 297 of 351 in Sundar Kand (सुन्दरकाण्ड), from the section “Planning the Crossing” of Goswami Tulsidas’ Ramcharitmanas.