▁a ▁young ▁boy ▁had ▁p ried ▁open ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁a ▁l ion ▁and ▁was ▁busy ▁counting ▁its ▁teeth . ▁The ▁king ▁gre et ed ▁the ▁boy , ▁amaz ed ▁by ▁his ▁bold ness ▁and ▁strength , ▁and ▁asked ▁his ▁name . ▁He ▁was ▁surprised ▁when ▁the ▁boy ▁answered ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁B har ata , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁King ▁D ush y anta . ▁The ▁boy ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁Sh ak unt ala , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁reun ited . ▁ ▁Vari ants ▁An ▁alternate ▁narr ative ▁is ▁that ▁after ▁D ush y anta ▁failed ▁to ▁recognize ▁Sh ak unt ala , ▁her ▁mother ▁Men aka ▁took ▁Sh ak unt ala ▁to ▁Heaven ▁where ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁B har ata . ▁D ush y anta ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁fight ▁with ▁the ▁dev as , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁emer ged ▁vict orious ; ▁his ▁reward ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁reun ited ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁son . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁vision ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁saw ▁a ▁young ▁boy ▁counting ▁the ▁teeth ▁of ▁a ▁l ion . ▁His ▁k av ach ▁( arm ▁band / arm our ) ▁had ▁fallen ▁off ▁his ▁arm . ▁D ush y anta ▁was ▁informed ▁by ▁the ▁dev as ▁that ▁only ▁B har ata ' s ▁mother ▁or ▁father ▁could ▁tie ▁it ▁back ▁on ▁his ▁arm . ▁D ush y anta ▁successfully ▁tied ▁it ▁on ▁his ▁arm . ▁The ▁confused ▁B har ata ▁took ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁his ▁mother ▁Sh ak unt ala ▁and ▁told ▁her ▁that