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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.15

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: at Nandigrāma he declares that the Kingdom is a trust received from his brother, to be returned when Rāma comes home

2.107.15

kṣipraṃ saṃyojayitvā tu rāghavasya punaḥ svayam
caraṇau tau tu rāmasya drakṣyāmi sahapādukau

Having quickly made over (the kingdom) to Rāghava again myself, I shall behold those very feet of Rāma, together with their sandals.

Words: kṣipraṃ — quickly; saṃyojayitvā tu — having made over, restored; rāghavasya — to Rāghava; punaḥ — again; svayam — myself; caraṇau tau tu — those very two feet; rāmasya — of Rāma; drakṣyāmi — I shall see; sahapādukau — together with their 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.