The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.13

1.13

ramyās tapodhanānāṃ pratihatavighnāḥ kriyāḥ samavalokya /
jñāsyasi kiyadbhujo me rakṣati maurvīkiṇāṅka iti //
rājā api saṃnihito 'tra kulapatiḥ /
vaikhānasa idānīm eva duhitaraṃ śakuntalām atithisatkārāya niyujya daivam asyāḥ pratikūlaṃ śamayituṃ somatīrthaṃ gataḥ /

King. Is the hermit father there?

The two hermits. No, he has left his daughter to welcome guests, and has just gone to Somatirtha, to avert an evil fate that threatens her.