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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.22

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.

2.107.22

pāduke tv abhiṣicyātha nandigrāme 'vasat tadā
bharataḥ śāsanaṃ sarvaṃ pādukābhyāṃ nyavedayat

— having consecrated the sandals upon the throne, he then dwelt at Nandigrāma; Bharata submitted every command to the two sandals.

Words: pāduke — the sandals; tv — indeed; abhiṣicyātha — having consecrated, then; nandigrāme — at Nandigrāma; 'vasat — dwelt; tadā — then; bharataḥ — Bharata; śāsanaṃ sarvaṃ — every command; pādukābhyāṃ — to the two sandals; nyavedayat — submitted, referred

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.