Gautami was curious to know whose child Shakuntala was.
Kanva like all other great sages had divine powers to find out the past and future of anyone.
"It's an interesting story." Kanva started telling about the child. "She is the daughter of Vishwamitra and Menaka. Vishwamitra was a great King. He gave up his crown and kingdom and went to the forest. He was eager to have through meditation greater spiritual powers than Vasishta had. Pleased with King's meditation, Lord Vishwamitra would be the greatest of all sages. Though Vishwamitra got what he wanted, he did not stop his meditation.
Seeing Vishwamitra's meditation, the Devatas were worried. They were jealous of Vishwamitra. At last they went to Indra, the King of Heaven. They spoke to him about their fears.
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