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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.105.12

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

2.105.12

ete prayaccha saṃhṛṣṭaḥ pāduke hemabhūṣite
ayodhyāyāṃ mahāprājña yogakṣemakare tava

‘Gladly hand over these two gold-adorned sandals, O greatly wise one, which will secure your welfare and safety in Ayodhyā.’

Words: ete — these two; prayaccha — hand over; saṃhṛṣṭaḥ — gladly, well-pleased; pāduke — the two sandals; hemabhūṣite — adorned with gold; ayodhyāyāṃ — in Ayodhyā; mahāprājña — O greatly wise one; yogakṣemakare — securing welfare and safety; tava — your

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.