Sakuntala - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.2.366	The Sambhava parva narrates the birth of various kings and heroes, and that of the sage, Krishna Dwaipayana: the partial incarnations of deities, the generation of Danavas and Yakshas of great prowess, and serpents, Gandharvas, birds, and of all creatures; and lastly, of the life and adventures of king Bharata, the progenitor of the line that goes by his name, the son born of Sakuntala in the hermitage of the ascetic Kanwa.
Mbh.1.69.3615	SECTION LXIX Sambhava Parva continued Janamejaya said, I desire to hear from thee about the birth and life of the high-souled Bharata and of the origin of Sakuntala.
Mbh.1.69.3616	And, O holy one, I also desire to hear all about Dushmanta, that lion among men, and how the hero obtained Sakuntala.
Mbh.1.71.3730	Sakuntala then answered, My illustrious father hath gone away from the asylum to fetch fruit.
Mbh.1.71.3747	Sakuntala then replied, Hear, O king, what I have learnt regarding all that befell me of old and how I became the daughter of the Muni.
Mbh.1.72.3800	And sporting with each other, just as they pleased, for a long time as if it were only a single day, the Rishi begat on Menaka a daughter named Sakuntala.
Mbh.1.72.3810	And because she was surrounded in the solitude of the wilderness, by Sakuntas birds, therefore, hath she been named by me Sakuntala bird-protected.
Mbh.1.72.3811	O Brahman, learn that it is thus that Sakuntala hath become my daughter.
Mbh.1.72.3812	And the faultless Sakuntala also regards me as her father'
Mbh.1.73.3824	Sakuntala, hearing this, said, O king, my father hath gone away from this asylum to bring fruit.
Mbh.1.73.3843	Sakuntala, having listened to all this, answered, If this be the course sanctioned by religion, if, indeed, I am my own disposer, hear, O thou foremost one of Puru's race, what my terms are.
Mbh.1.73.3852	And so saying, that first of kings wedded the handsome Sakuntala of graceful gait, and knew her as a husband.
Mbh.1.73.3860	But Sakuntala, from a sense of shame, did not go out to receive her father.
Mbh.1.73.3865	Thou hast, O Sakuntala, accepted him for thy husband.
Mbh.1.73.3869	Sakuntala then approached her fatigued father and washed his feet.
Mbh.1.73.3873	Vaisampayana continued, Sakuntala, thereupon, moved by desire of benefiting Dushmanta, asked the boon that the Paurava monarchs might ever be virtuous and never deprived of their thrones
Mbh.1.74.3874	SECTION LXXIV Sambhava Parva continued Vaisampayana said, After Dushmanta had left the asylum having made those promises unto Sakuntala, the latter of tapering thighs brought forth a boy of immeasurable energy.
Mbh.1.74.3885	And the Rishi seeing the boy and marking also his extraordinary acts, told Sakuntala that the time had come for his installation as the heir-apparent.
Mbh.1.74.3886	And beholding the strength of the boy, Kanwa commanded his disciples, saying, Bear ye without delay this Sakuntala with her son from this abode to that of her husband, blessed with every auspicious sign.
Mbh.1.74.3890	These disciples of the Rishi thereupon, saying So be it' went towards the city named after an elephant Hastinapura with Sakuntala and her son ahead of them.
Mbh.1.74.3894	And Sakuntala having worshipped the king according to proper form, told him, This is thy son, O king!
Mbh.1.74.3999	Hearing all this, Dushmanta said, O Sakuntala, I do not know having begot upon thee this son.
Mbh.1.74.4020	Sakuntala replied, Thou seest, O king, the fault of others, even though they be as small as a mustard seed.
Mbh.1.74.4067	Vaisampayana continued, Sakuntala having spoken to the monarch in this wise, left his presence.
Mbh.1.74.4070	Therefore, O Dushmanta, cherish thy son, and insult not Sakuntala.
Mbh.1.74.4073	Sakuntala hath spoken the truth.
Mbh.1.74.4075	Therefore, O Dushmanta, cherish, O monarch, thy son born of Sakuntala.
Mbh.1.74.4077	Therefore, O thou of Puru's race, cherish thy high-souled son born of Sakuntala, And because this child is to be cherished by thee even at our word, therefore shall this thy son be known by the name of Bharata the cherished'
Mbh.1.94.5162	And Dushmanta had by his wife Sakuntala an intelligent son named Bharata who became king.
Mbh.1.95.5257	And Dushmanta took to wife Sakuntala, the daughter of Viswamitra.
Mbh.1.95.5262	Therefore, O Dushmanta, support thy son and insult not Sakuntala.
Mbh.1.95.5264	Sakuntala hath truly said that thou art the author of this child's being.
Mbh.5.117.5285	And the royal sage then sported with her, as Surya with Prabhavati, Agni with Swaha, Vasava with Sachi, Chandra with Rohini, Yama with Urmila, Varuna with Gauri, Kuvera with Riddhi, Narayana with Lakshmi, Sagara with Jahnavi, Rudra with Rudrani, the Grandsire with Saraswati, Vasishtha's son Saktri with Adrisyanti, Vasishtha with Arundhati called also Akshamala, Chyavana with Sukanya, Pulastya with Sandhya, Agastya with the princess of Vidarbha Lopamudra, Satyavan with Savitri, Bhrigu with Puloma, Kasyapa with Aditi, Richika's son Jamadagni with Renuka, Kusika's son Viswamitra with Himavati, Vrihaspati with Tara, Sukra with Sataprava, Bhumipati with Bhumi, Pururavas with Urvasi, Richika with Satyavati, Manu with Saraswati, Dushyanta with Sakuntala, the eternal Dharma with Dhriti, Nala with Damayanti, Narada, with Satyavati, Jaratkaru with Jaratkaru, Pulastya with Pratichya, Urnayus with Menaka, Tumvuru with Rambha, Vasuki with Satasirsha, Dhananjaya with Kamari, Rama with the princess of Videha Sita, or Janardana with Rukmini.
Mbh.7.66.2850	The son of Sakuntala, having performed all these, gratified the Brahmanas with presents of wealth.
Mbh.7.66.2851	Possessed of great fame, Bharata then gave ten thousand billions of coins, made of the most pure gold, unto Kanwa who had brought up his mother Sakuntala as his own daughter.
Mbh.12.29.1412	We hear, O Srinjaya, that the high-souled Bharata also, the son of Dushmanta and Sakuntala, who had a vast and well-filled treasury, fell a prey to death.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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