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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.105.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 105: Bharata carries the sandals home. The company circles Citrakūṭa, Bharata reports Rāma’s decision to Bharadvāja and recrosses the Yamunā & Gaṅgā toward Ayodhyā

In the sequence: in this retelling, Bharata says Vasiṣṭha asked Rāma to give the gold-adorned sandals, and Rāma stood facing east and handed them over to him for the Kingship → he is returning with Rāma's permission to administer the Kingdom under that trust

2.105.11

evam ukto mahāprājño vasiṣṭhaḥ pratyuvāca ha
vākyajño vākyakuśalaṃ rāghavaṃ vacanaṃ mahat

So addressed, the greatly wise Vasiṣṭha, a knower of speech, replied to the eloquent Rāghava this weighty word:

Words: evam — thus; ukto — addressed; mahāprājño — the greatly wise; vasiṣṭhaḥ — Vasiṣṭha; pratyuvāca ha — replied; vākyajño — the knower of speech; vākyakuśalaṃ — to the one skilled in speech; rāghavaṃ — to Rāghava; vacanaṃ — word; mahat — weighty

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.