<P> Time passed, and Shakuntala, wondering why Dushyanta did not return for her, finally set out for the capital city with her foster father and some of her companions . On the way, they had to cross a river by a canoe ferry and, seduced by the deep blue waters of the river, Shakuntala ran her fingers through the water . Her ring (Dushyanta's ring) slipped off her finger without her realizing it . </P> <P> Arriving at Dushyanta's court, Shakuntala was hurt and surprised when her husband did not recognize her, nor recollected anything about her . She tried to remind him that she was his wife but without the ring, Dushyanta did not recognize her . Humiliated, she returned to the forests and, collecting her son, settled in a wild part of the forest by herself . Here she spent her days while Bharata, her son, grew older . Surrounded only by wild animals, Bharata grew to be a strong youth and made a sport of opening the mouths of tigers and lions and counting their teeth . </P> <P> Meanwhile, a fisherman was surprised to find a royal ring in the belly of a fish he had caught . Recognizing the royal seal, he took the ring to the palace and, upon seeing his ring, Dushyanta's memories of his lovely bride came rushing back to him . He immediately set out to find her and, arriving at her father's ashram, discovered that she was no longer there . He continued deeper into the forest to find his wife and came upon a surprising scene in the forest: a young boy had pried open the mouth of a lion and was busy counting its teeth . The king greeted the boy, amazed by his boldness and strength, and asked his name . He was surprised when the boy answered that he was Bharata, the son of King Dushyanta . The boy took him to Shakuntala, and thus the family was reunited . </P> <P> An alternate narrative is that after Dushyanta failed to recognize Shakuntala, her mother Menaka took Shakuntala to Heaven where she gave birth to Bharata . Dushyanta was required to fight with the devas, from which he emerged victorious; his reward was to be reunited with his wife and son . He had a vision in which he saw a young boy counting the teeth of a lion . His kavach (arm band / armour) had fallen off his arm . Dushyanta was informed by the devas that only Bharata's mother or father could tie it back on his arm . Dushyanta successfully tied it on his arm . The confused Bharata took the king to his mother Shakuntala and told her that this man claimed to be his father . Upon which Shakuntala told Bharata that the king was indeed his father . Thus the family was reunited in Heaven, and they returned to earth to rule for many years before the birth of the Pandava . </P>

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