Drishadvati River

The Drishadvati River is a river hypothesized by Indologists to identify the route of the Vedic river Saraswati and the state of Brahmavarta. According to Manusmriti, the Brahmavarta, where the Rishis composed the Vedas and other Sanskrit texts of the Vedic religion, was at the confluence of the Saraswati and Drishadvati rivers during the Vedic period.

Quotes

 * If the river Drsadvati is full of water, they should perform the Aponaptriya Isti near its confluence (in the Sarasvati). Dhanamjaya maintains that it may be performed there, even if it (the Drsadvati) has no water.
 * Latyayana Srautasutra, 10.17.1-2 quoted in A Reply to Michael Witzel’s ‘Ein Fremdling im Rgveda’ (Journal of Indo-European Studies, Vol. 31, No.1-2: pp.107-185, 2003) by Vishal Agarwal 11 August 2003