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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.17
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
2.107.17
rāghavāya ca saṃnyāsaṃ dattveme varapāduke
rājyaṃ cedam ayodhyāṃ ca dhūtapāpo bhavāmi ca
And having given over to Rāghava the trust — these excellent sandals, this kingdom, and Ayodhyā — I become cleansed of sin.”
Words: rāghavāya ca — and to Rāghava; saṃnyāsaṃ — the trust; dattveme — having given these; varapāduke — excellent sandals; rājyaṃ cedam — and this kingdom; ayodhyāṃ ca — and Ayodhyā; dhūtapāpo — cleansed of sin; bhavāmi ca — and I become
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.