Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 9: Liberation

Chapter 20: The Dynasty of Puru. Text 20

यदा न जगृहे राजा भार्यापुत्रावनिन्दितौ ।
शृण्वतां सर्वभूतानां खे वागाहाशरीरिणी ॥२०॥

yadÄ na jagá¹›he rÄjÄ
bhÄryÄ-putrÄv aninditau
śṛṇvatÄá¹ sarva-bhÅ«tÄnÄá¹
khe vÄg ÄhÄÅ›arÄ«riṇī

 yadÄ - when; na - not; jagá¹›he - accepted; rÄjÄ - the King (Duá¹£manta); bhÄryÄ-putrau - his real son and real wife; aninditau - not abominable, not accused by anyone; Å›á¹›á¹‡vatÄm - while hearing; sarva-bhÅ«tÄnÄm - all the people; khe - in the sky; vÄk - a sound vibration; Äha - declared; aÅ›arÄ«riṇī - without a body.


Text

When the King refused to accept his wife and son, who were both irreproachable, an unembodied voice spoke from the sky as an omen and was heard by everyone present.

Purport

MahÄrÄja Duá¹£manta knew that ÅšakuntalÄ and the boy were his own wife and son, but because they came from outside and were unknown to the citizens, he at first declined to accept them. ÅšakuntalÄ, however, was so chaste that an omen from the sky declared the truth so that others could hear. When everyone heard from the omen that ÅšakuntalÄ and her child were truly the King’s wife and son, the King gladly accepted them.