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The Birth of Shakuntala, one of the most famous lithographs by Raja Ravi Varma, depicting Vishvamitra rejecting Menaka and his daughter. There are two different stories of Shakuntala's life. The first version is the one described in Mahabharata, one of the two major Hindu epics traditionally attributed to the sage Vyasa. This story had been ...
Palm-leaf manuscript cover illustrated with scenes from Kalidasa’s Shakuntala play, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, circa 12th century. Plots similar to the play appear in earlier texts. There is a story mentioned in the Mahābhārata. A story of similar plot appear in the Buddhist Jātaka tales as well. In the Mahābhārata the story appears as a ...
He fell in love with her and, following Gandharva marriage, wedded her, agreeing that their son would inherit the throne. After Shakuntala conceived, Dushyanta promised to take her to his palace and departed. Kanva returned and, perceiving events through divine insight, blessed Shakuntala with a son destined to rule the world.
Upon entering the ashrama, he came across three exquisite girls watering the plants, and became infatuated with Shakuntala, who was one among the trio. After a conversation with the bevy, he learnt that the true parents of Shakuntala were Vishvamitra and Menaka, which made Shakuntala a suitable bride for him due to her Kshatriya parentage.
Shakuntala or Shakuntala looking for Dushyanta is an 1898 epic painting by Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.. Ravi Varma depicts Shakuntala, an important character of Mahabharata, pretending to remove a thorn from her foot, while actually looking for her husband/lover, Dushyantha, while her friends tease her and call her bluff.
Shakuntala is an Indian television series that premiered on 2 February 2009 and aired until 6 July 2009. The show was based on characters in Hinduism where Shakuntala ( Sanskrit : शकुन्तला, Śakuntalā ) is the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata .
Menaka shows Shakuntala to Vishvamitra. Vishvamitra was a prominent Hindu sage, who frightened the devas with his powers. Indra, the king of the devas, thus sent Menaka from heaven to earth to seduce him and break his meditation. Menaka successfully incited Vishvamitra's lust and passion, and broke his meditation.
The scene where Shakuntala loses her ring was shot in slow motion through a glass tank filled with water. In his autobiography ( A Guide to Adventure: An Autobiography , Dorrance Publishing Company (2002)), Dungan wrote the following about his use of a European dancer for adding glamour to the film :