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The Dynasty of Pūru
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rather, the diseased person requires the treatment of not being supplied with food. In  Bhagavad-gītā  (7.10) the Lord also says,  bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānām : “I am the seed of all living entities.” A particular type of seed is sown within the earth, and then a particular type of tree or plant comes out. The mother resembles the earth, and when a particular type of seed is sown by the father, a particular type of body takes birth.
TEXT 22
रेतोधाः पुत्रो नयति नरदेव यमक्षयात् । त्वं चास्य धाता गर्भस्य सत्यमाह शकुन्तला ॥२२॥
reto-dhāḥ putro nayati naradeva yama-kṣayāt tvaṁ cāsya dhātā garbhasya satyam āha śakuntalā
retaḥ-dhāḥ —a person who discharges semen;  putraḥ —the son;  nayati —saves;  nara-deva —O King (Mahārāja Duṣmanta);  yama-kṣayāt —from punishment by Yamarāja, or from the custody of Yamarāja;  tvam —your good self;  ca —and;  asya —of this child;  dhātā —the creator;  garbhasya —of the embryo;  satyam —truthfully;  āha —said;  śakuntalā —your wife, Śakuntalā.
TRANSLATION
O King Duṣmanta, he who discharges semen is the actual father, and his son saves him from the custody of Yamarāja. You are the actual procreator of this child. Indeed, Śakuntalā is speaking the truth.
PURPORT
Upon hearing the omen, Mahārāja Duṣmanta accepted his wife and child. According to Vedic  smṛti :
pun-nāmno narakād yasmāt pitaraṁ trāyate sutaḥ