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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.16

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: he looks forward to surrendering that responsibility and resuming his own place in Rāma's service

2.107.16

tato nikṣiptabhāro 'haṃ rāghaveṇa samāgataḥ
nivedya gurave rājyaṃ bhajiṣye guruvṛttitām

Then, my burden laid down and reunited with Rāghava, having handed the kingdom over to my elder, I shall take up the service of my elder.

Words: tato — then; nikṣiptabhāro — with my burden laid down; 'haṃ — I; rāghaveṇa — with Rāghava; samāgataḥ — reunited; nivedya — having handed over; gurave — to my elder; rājyaṃ — the kingdom; bhajiṣye — I shall take up, resort to; guruvṛttitām — the service of my elder

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.