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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.104.8

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 104: Bharata receives Rāma’s sandals. Rāma steps into the gold-adorned sandals and returns them, Bharata circles him and prepares to depart

In the sequence: they depart after receiving Rāma's respect

2.104.8

hlāditas tena vākyena śubhena śubhadarśanaḥ
rāmaḥ saṃhṛṣṭavadanas tān ṛṣīn abhyapūjayat

Gladdened by that auspicious word, the fair-featured Rāma, his face thrilled with joy, honored those sages.

Words: hlāditas — gladdened; tena — by that; vākyena — word; śubhena — auspicious; śubhadarśanaḥ — of fair appearance; rāmaḥ — Rāma; saṃhṛṣṭavadanas — with a face thrilled with joy; tān — those; ṛṣīn — sages; abhyapūjayat — honored, worshipped

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.