He said, “I would be willing to give you my daughter in marriage only if her children will become the future kings of the Kuru Dynasty.” Shantanu said, “That is not possible. When Dasa, the chief of the fisherfolk, still a little king in his own right, saw the emperor begging for his foster daughter’s hand, he thought this was a good time to make a deal. He went to Satyavati’s father and asked for her hand in marriage. One day, Shantanu looked at this woman and fell in love with her. Because of this phenomenal fragrance, they changed her name to Satyavati, “smelling of truth.” And this became her attraction. She smelt like a flower that did not belong to this world. Before he left, he gave Matsyagandhi the boon that the fishy smell went away and she got a heavenly fragrance that no human being had ever smelt before. Later on, Krishna Dwaipayana came to be known as Veda Vyasa, the compiler of the Vedas, who also told the story of Mahabharat. And because he was dark, he was called Krishna. Because he was born on an island, he was called Dwaipayana. They lived on a small island in the river and she bore him a son. She thought if she associated with the sage, she may get somewhere.
All the time, she had been struggling within herself because her twin brother was living in the palace, and she was living among fisherfolk. She was naturally drawn to him because he was such a towering personality of immense knowledge and wisdom. He was placed under the care of Matsyagandhi. Seeing his condition, the fisherfolk took him in. He managed to escape somehow, and with great effort made his way to a small island where the fisherfolk lived. Once, the ashram of Parashara – a man of immense knowledge and a realized being – was attacked and he was injured to a point where his leg was very badly hurt. The chief of the fisherfolk, who was known as Dasa, had brought her up well. Matsyagandhi grew up into a dark, dusky woman. Matsyagandhi was naturally drawn to Parashara because he was such a towering personality of immense knowledge and wisdom.
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