Seeing the extraordinary acts of the boy, the Rishi (Kanva) told Shakuntala that the time had come when he should be installed as the heir-apparent.
तं कुमारमृषिर्दृष्ट्वा कर्म चास्यातिमानुषम्॥ समयो यौवराज्यायेत्यब्रवीच शकुन्तलाम्।