The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.9

7.9

svāyaṃbhuvān marīcer yaḥ prababhūva prajāpatiḥ /
surāsuraguruḥ so 'tra sapatnīkas tapasyati //
rājā tena hy anatikramaṇīyāni śreyāṃsi / pradakṣiṇīkṛtya bhagavantaṃ gantum icchāmi /
mātali prathamaḥ kalpaḥ / (nāṭyenāvatīrṇau)

The ancient sage, Marichi's son,
Child of the Uncreated One,
Father of superhuman life,
Dwells here austerely with his wife.

King (reverently). I must not neglect the happy chance. I cannot go farther until I have walked humbly about the holy one.

Matali. It is a worthy thought, O King. (The chariot descends.) We have come down to earth.