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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.4

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: Vasiṣṭha and the ministers approve

2.107.4

etac chrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharatasya mahātmanaḥ
abruvan mantriṇaḥ sarve vasiṣṭhaś ca purohitaḥ

Having heard this noble speech of the great-souled Bharata, all the counselors and Vasiṣṭha the family priest spoke:

Words: etac — this; chrutvā — having heard; śubhaṃ — noble; vākyaṃ — speech; bharatasya — of Bharata; mahātmanaḥ — the great-souled; abruvan — spoke; mantriṇaḥ — the counselors; sarve — all; vasiṣṭhaś ca — and Vasiṣṭha; purohitaḥ — the family priest

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.