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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 20: The Dynasty of Puru |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.20.13
sri-sakuntalovaca
visvamitratmajaivaham
vedaitad bhagavan kanvo
SYNONYMS
sri-sakuntala uvaca -- Sri Sakuntala replied; visvamitra-atmaja -- the daughter of Visvamitra; eva -- indeed; aham -- I (am); tyakta -- left; menakaya -- by Menaka; vane -- in the forest; veda -- knows; etat -- all these incidents; bhagavan -- the most powerful saintly person; kanvah -- Kanva Muni; vira -- O hero; kim -- what; karavama -- can I do; te -- for you.
TRANSLATION
Sakuntala said: I am the daughter of Visvamitra. My mother, Menaka, left me in the forest. O hero, the most powerful saint Kanva Muni knows all about this. Now let me know, how may I serve you?
PURPORT
Sakuntala informed Maharaja Dushmanta that although she never saw or knew her father or mother, Kanva Muni knew everything about her, and she had heard from him that she was the daughter of Visvamitra and that her mother was Menaka, who had left her in the forest.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness