The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.31b1

7.31b1

rājā bhagavann imām ājñākarīṃ vo gāndharveṇa vivāhavidhinopayamya kasyacit kālasya bandhubhir ānītāṃ smṛtiśaithilyāt pratyādiśann aparāddho 'smi tatrabhavato yuṣmatsagotrasya kaṇvasya / paścād aṅgulīyakadarśanād ūḍhapūrvā tadduhitaram avagato 'ham / tac citram iva me pratibhāti /

King. Holy one, I married this your maid-servant by the voluntary ceremony. When after a time her relatives brought her to me, my memory failed and I rejected her. In so doing, I sinned against Kanva, who is kin to you. But afterwards, when I saw the ring, I perceived that I had married her. And this seems very wonderful to me.