Chapter 115 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 115

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 115.22

दुपायनं चोपहृतं महार्हम्। स पादुकाभ्यां प्रथमं निवेद्य चकार पश्चाद्भरतो यथावत्॥

dupāyanaṃ copahṛtaṃ mahārham| sa pādukābhyāṃ prathamaṃ nivedya cakāra paścādbharato yathāvat||

English Meaning

And the graceful Bharata, Having installed the sandals of the noble one, always carried on the government in subordinations to them. Having consigned all rule to the sandals, Bharata himself held the umbrella and the chowri furnished with hair..

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)