Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 102 Shloka 26

महीपालः ruler of the earth, जलपूरितम् filled with water, अञ्जलिम् both palms cupped, प्रगृह्य holding, याम्यां दिशम् relating to direction of Yama, the southern direction, अभिमुखः facing, रुदन् with sobs, वचनम् words, अब्रवीत् said.

Rama, the ruler of the earth, held water with both palms cupped and, facing the south, the direction of Yama (the god of death) said these words, sobbing: