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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.20

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 establishes the sandals on the throne and conducts the affairs of government in their name → wearing bark and matted hair, he lives there with his advisers and waits for Rāma's return.

2.107.20

sa valkalajaṭādhārī muniveṣadharaḥ prabhuḥ
nandigrāme 'vasad vīraḥ sasainyo bharatas tadā

Wearing bark garments and matted locks, clad in the garb of a sage, the mighty hero Bharata then dwelt at Nandigrāma with his army.

Words: sa — he; valkalajaṭādhārī — wearing bark and matted locks; muniveṣadharaḥ — clad in a sage's garb; prabhuḥ — the lord; nandigrāme — at Nandigrāma; 'vasad — dwelt; vīraḥ — the hero; sasainyo — with his army; bharatas — Bharata; tadā — then

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.