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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.12

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: the army and many citizens follow, while Bharata carries the sandals with honor

2.107.12

rathasthaḥ sa tu dharmātmā bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ
nandigrāmaṃ yayau tūrṇaṃ śirasy ādhāya pāduke

That righteous Bharata, loving his brother, seated in his chariot, went swiftly to Nandigrāma, having placed the sandals upon his head.

Words: rathasthaḥ — seated in the chariot; sa tu dharmātmā — that righteous one; bharato — Bharata; bhrātṛvatsalaḥ — fond of his brother; nandigrāmaṃ — to Nandigrāma; yayau — went; tūrṇaṃ — swiftly; śirasy — on his head; ādhāya — having placed; pāduke — the sandals

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.