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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.18

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

2.107.18

abhiṣikte tu kākutsthe prahṛṣṭamudite jane
prītir mama yaśaś caiva bhaved rājyāc caturguṇam

When Kākutstha is consecrated and the people rejoice in delight, my joy and fame would be fourfold that of the kingship.

Words: abhiṣikte — when consecrated; tu — and; kākutsthe — Kākutstha (Rāma); prahṛṣṭamudite — joyful and glad; jane — when the people (are); prītir — joy; mama — my; yaśaś caiva — and fame; bhaved — would be; rājyāc — than of the kingship; caturguṇam — fourfold

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.