▁this ▁man ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁father . ▁Upon ▁which ▁Sh ak unt ala ▁told ▁B har ata ▁that ▁the ▁king ▁was ▁indeed ▁his ▁father . ▁Thus ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁reun ited ▁in ▁Heaven , ▁and ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁earth ▁to ▁rule ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁P and ava . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁ ▁Theatre , ▁literature ▁and ▁music ▁ ▁Kal idas a ▁ ▁The ▁Rec ogn ition ▁of ▁Sak unt ala ▁is ▁a ▁S ansk rit ▁play ▁written ▁by ▁Kal idas a . ▁ ▁Opera ▁ ▁Sak unt ala ▁is ▁an ▁incomplete ▁opera ▁by ▁Franz ▁Sch ub ert , ▁which ▁origin ated ▁late ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁to ▁early ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁Italian ▁Franco ▁Alf ano ▁composed ▁an ▁opera ▁named ▁La ▁le gg enda ▁di ▁Sak ù nt ala ▁( The ▁legend ▁of ▁Sh ak unt ala ) ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁version ▁( 1 9 2 1 ) ▁and ▁simply ▁Sak ù nt ala ▁in ▁its ▁second ▁version ▁( 1 9 5 2 ). ▁ ▁Bal let ▁ ▁Ernest ▁Re yer ▁( 1 8 2 3 – 1 9 0 9 ) ▁composed ▁a ▁bal let ▁Sac ount ala ▁on ▁an ▁argument ▁by ▁Thé oph ile ▁G aut ier ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Soviet ▁composer ▁Serge y ▁Bal as an ian ▁( 1 9 0 2 – 1 9 8 2 ) ▁composed ▁a ▁bal let ▁named ▁Sh ak unt ala ▁( pre mi ere ▁ 2 8