Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 13
पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च
The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya
एवमुक्तो वसिष्ठेन राघवः प्राङ्मुखः स्थितः।पादुके ह्यधिरुह्यैते मम राज्याय वै ददौ।।।।
evam ukto vasiṣṭhena rāghavaḥ prāṅmukhaḥ sthitaḥ | pāduke hy adhiruhyaite mama rājyāya vai dadau ||
婆悉吒如是言毕，罗伽婆面向东方而立；他踏上那双履，遂将之赐予我，以掌理王国之政。
Thus addressed by Vasistha, Rama stood facing eastward wearing these sandals. and bestowed them on me for the sake of ruling the kingdom.
FAQs
Legitimacy and restraint: authority is transferred as duty, not as desire—Bharata rules as trustee under Rāma’s rightful sovereignty.
Rāma ritually and publicly gives his sandals to Bharata as the emblem of kingship for administering Ayodhyā.
Rāma’s maryādā (propriety) and sense of responsibility toward the kingdom despite personal renunciation.