[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.856 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.856 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.856 - **Language:** English ### [c9.856](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.856) (i) Vyāsa's Śakuntalā. Śakuntalā, now grown up as a maiden, was alone in the āśrama when King Duṣyanta, out in the forest on a hunting expedition, came there. In the absence of her foster-father Kaṇva, Śakuntalā welcomed the King. They fell in love with each other and the King married Śakuntalā according to the Gāndharva way of marriage and lived with her for a few days. Śakuntalā became pregnant. The King returned to his palace. - [Previous: c9.855](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.855) - [Next: c9.857](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.857) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Abhijñānaśākuntala](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala) — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.856](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.856) · Pramāṇa