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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.3
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: After settling the mothers in Ayodhyā, Bharata tells the elders that he will live at Nandigrāma while waiting for Rāma, whom he recognizes as the King
2.107.3
gataś ca hi divaṃ rājā vanasthaś ca gurur mama
rāmaṃ pratīkṣe rājyāya sa hi rājā mahāyaśāḥ
For the king has gone to heaven, and my elder dwells in the forest; I await Rāma for the kingship, for he of great renown is the (true) king.”
Words: gataś ca hi — for (he) has gone; divaṃ — to heaven; rājā — the king; vanasthaś ca — and forest-dwelling; gurur — my elder; mama — my; rāmaṃ — for Rāma; pratīkṣe — I await; rājyāya — for the kingship; sa hi — for he; rājā — is the king; mahāyaśāḥ — of great renown
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.