Valmiki Ramayana 1.44.2

भस्मनि अथ आप्लुते राम गंगाइआः सलिलेन वै ।सर्व लोक प्रभुः ब्रह्मा राजानम् इदम् अब्रवीत्॥

bhasmani atha āplute rāma gaṃgāiāḥ salilena vai |sarva loka prabhuḥ brahmā rājānam idam abravīt ||

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.