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Who was Adrika?

Adrika was a fish and Satyavati's mother. She was originally an apsaras and became a fish as cursed by Brahma. She was living in a river on earth. King Vasu also known as Uparichara was once in a distant forest. While thinking about his newly wed wife, his semen came out. He sent it to the queen for conceiving through a falcon. As the falcon was flying over the river where Adrika was, it was attacked by another falcon. The semen fell in the river. It was swallowed by Adrika and she became pregnant. The fishermen caught her later and when they cut her open, found a boy and girl inside. Adrika went back to Swarga.

Debunking the Aryan Migration Theory

The claim of some historians suggesting that non-Aryans lived in this land of Bharat since ancient times and that Aryans later arrived from the northern regions, drove the non-Aryans away, and established themselves here, is completely baseless and lacks any evidence. In reality, it was the non-Aryan bandits (dasyus) who came from the north, and the inhabitants of Bharat defeated them in battle. During the time of this conflict, Bharat was unmatched in knowledge, strength, and wealth. There was no one comparable to the people of Bharat in that era. The famous Indrayuddha, mentioned in the Vedas, describes the victory of the Aryans, highlighting their divine glory and supremacy. This evidence strongly counters the Aryan migration theory, proving it to be incorrect. Instead of Aryans migrating and conquering, it was the native people of Bharat who defended and triumphed over external invaders.