Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 107: Bharata establishes rule at Nandigrāma · 2.107.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 107: Bharata establishes rule at Nandigrāma. He places Rāma’s sandals on the throne, governs in their name and wears bark and matted hair while awaiting Rāma’s return

In the sequence: After settling the mothers in Ayodhyā, Bharata tells the elders that he will live at Nandigrāma while waiting for Rāma, whom he recognizes as the King

2.107.1

tato nikṣipya mātṝh sa ayodhyāyāṃ dṛḍhavrataḥ
bharataḥ śokasaṃtapto gurūn idam athābravīt

Then, having settled his mothers in Ayodhyā, the firm-vowed Bharata, tormented by grief, spoke thus to his elders:

Words: tato — then; nikṣipya — having settled, entrusted; mātṝh — the mothers; sa — he; ayodhyāyāṃ — in Ayodhyā; dṛḍhavrataḥ — of firm vows; bharataḥ — Bharata; śokasaṃtapto — tormented by grief; gurūn — to the elders; idam — this; athābravīt — then said

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.