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Aryan Theory-Myth or Truth
Dr. Mallikarjun B S
P.G Department of Studies in Sanskrit, Jnanabharati Campus Bangalore University Bengaluru-56,
India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51244/IJRSI.2025.120800257
Received: 21 Sep 2025; Accepted: 28 Sep 2025; Published: 04 October 2025
ABSTRACT
The time of human existence on earth is unknown. There are many theories behind this and religious books
also highlight some information about this. The Sanatana dharma speaks about Manu; the first human on earth
and others are his offspring, hence humans’ are called Manava. The Christian’s holy book Bible also gives
information regarding this and Muslim’s Quran as well. There is no evidence to believe that all are true. This
information might be true or illusion but proper investigation or historical research reveals the truth. As the
human existence is suspicious so the date and time of some theories and civilization also exist doubtful even
today. One such theory is ‘Aryan Invasion Theory’. Aryan invasion theory is an old theory where a community
of Aryans invaded India from south Asia and sent the inhabitants to south part of India. Many years the theory
stood as rock solid to make people believe but as technology improved and archeologists were hungry to know
the truth, the theory got shaken. V S Shinde, an archeologist at Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research
Institute in Pune says-
"The ancient DNA results completely reject the theory of Steppe pastoral or ancient Iranian farmers as a source
of ancestry to the Harappan population. It demolishes the hypothesis about mass human migration during
Harappan time from outside south Asia or before." The study says that the western scholars coined this theory
to build a rift between the Indians. Then the questions arise, how Indian Gods’ idols are found in middle Asia
and some other parts of the world? To unearth this truth we get some clues in the Vedas. One such clue is
being revealed in this paper.
A Rigveda mantra which details about the conversation between Rivers and Vishvamitra also proves this true.
Rigveda’s third Astaka’s third chapter explains some important information about a conversation of sage
Vishvamitra and Rivers. This Mantra reveals some interesting fact of Aryan theory.
Key words: Aryan, Theory, Civilization, Rigveda, Archeology, Human
INTRODUCTION
India is one of the ancient countries in the world where one can spot an ancient culture or the civilization of the
world. These civilizations time cannot be traced exactly; hence, there are many truths and myths behind these.
One such subject is ‘ARYAN INAVASION THEORY’. This theory is not proven as true but stands as an
illusion till date. This paper is a research on this topic where this invasion theory true is or from Bharat (India)
someone had gone to southeast country and spread the Indian culture and Sanskrit. The main cause for this is
that a Mantra in Third Astaka third chapter of Rigveda, which is called as Vishvamitra Nadi Samvadas
revelation. The said mantra explains about the Vishvamitra’s travel to other part of the world crossing the two
rivers with his followers.
There is a flash back about this. Vishvamitra did a sacrifice of King Sudaasa and got plenty of wealth as
remuneration. He was going to hermitage carrying that. A thief saw the wealth and been following him.
Vishvamitra walked quickly and reached the bank of Shutadru and Vipaat rivers having seen the thief and his
intention. Then he prayed both the rivers to give him the way to cross them.
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The prayer goes thus-
praparvatänämuçaté upasthäd açve iva viñite häsamäne |
gäveva çubhe mätarä rihäëe vipäöçutadri payasä javete ||1||
indreçite prasavam bhikçamäëe accha samudram rathyeva thaù |
samäräëe ürmibhiù pinvamäne anyä vämanyämapyeti çubhre ||2||
acchä sindhum mätõutamämayäsam vipäñamurvé subhagämaganma |
vatsamiva mätarä samrihäëe samänaà yonimanu sancaranti ||3||
enä vayam payasä pinvamänä anu yonim devakõutam carantéh |
na vartave prasavah sargataktah kimyurvipro nadyo johati ||4||
ramadhvam me vacase somyäya õutävarérupa muhürtamevaiù |
pra sindhumacchä brühaté manéçä avasyurahve kuñikasya sünuù ||5||
éndro asmän aradadvajrabähurapähan võutraà paridhim nadénäm |
devonayat savitä supäëistasya vayaà prasave yäma urvéh ||6||
praväcyam sasvadhä véryaà tad indrasya karma yadiha vivõuñcat |
vi vajreëa parado jaghänäyannäpoyanamicchamänäh || 7||
etadvaco jaritarmäpi mõuñöä ä yatte ghoñänuttarä yugäni |
ukthu käro prati no jupasva mä no ni kah puruñannä namaste||8||
vo ñu svasärah kärave çruëota yayou vo durädanasä rathena |
ni ñü namadhvaà bhavatä supärä adhoakçäh sindhavah srotyäbhih ||9||
äa te käro ñruëuvämä vacämsi yayätha dürädanasä rathena |
ni te namsai pépyäneva yoñä maryäyeva kanyäm ñañcai te ||10||
yadamga tvä bharatäù santareyurgavyan gräma iñita indrajütaù |
arñädaha prasavaù sargatakta a vo võuëe sumat yajniyänäm ||11||
udva ürmiù çamyäà hantva äapo yokträëi muncata |
duñkrutou vyenasäghnyou çünamäratäm ||12||
atäriñurbharatä gavyavaù sam abhakta vipraù sumatià nadénäm |
pra pinvadhvamiñayantéù surädhä ä vakñaëäù põuëadhvam yäta ñébham ||13||
The two rivers(Shutadru and Vipaat) flow rapidly from the mountain like the two female horses competing
each other and two white cows willing to kiss each other.
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Hey Rivers! You both are flowing together cooling the sarrounding places, obeying the order of Indra you both
are running towards ocean like the two charioteers.
Hey Rivers! As the cows smell their calves and to love them run to the cowshed so you both are flowing
towards ocean who is common shelter for you both. The Shutadri river is greatest mother among the rivers and
Vipaat river is beautiful and majestic. I am coming to you to take shelter.
The rivers replied that we are flowing with full water and moving towards the god made destination. The rapid
flow is not to return and for what purpose the Sage is calling!
Vishvamitra said ‘hey watery rivers, I am going to bring Soma and praying rapidly flowing you both to hold
your flood for a while and son of Kushika, me pray you both with an important prayer for the self protection.
The rivers said ‘Hey Vishvamitra, Indra, the vajra weapon holder made the path to us by destroying the clouds.
The lucky handed and protector of world, Indra has made our flow fluent. We are flowing with water by
agreeying the order of Indra.
Vishvamitra said: The valour of Indra should be hailed always because he destroyed the cloud like demon for
the free flow of water. Then the blocked water started flowing to reach its destination
The rivers said: hey praiser, do not forget your words which have to be appreciated by the future generation.
Oh genius, praise us in your mantras. Do not make us helpless among the humans, Salutaions to you.
Vishvamitra said: oh sisters, listen to the poet(self), I have come from far with chariots and carts. Oh great
rivers, flow beneath the spokes of the weels and help us to cross.
The rivers said: oh genius, we agree to your words. You have come from far with chariots and carts. We bend
like a woman who bends to give milk to the child or as a girl bends to hug her husband.
Vishvamitra said: when the communities of Bharatas blessed by Indra cross the river with their cows then you
can flow with full speed. Oh revered, I shelter your mersy.
Hey Holy and pious Shutadri and Vipaat rivers! Let your flow be under the neck of our vehicle. You both do
not flow rapidly until we cross.
Bharats crossed the river. The brahmin shared the blessing of rivers. You flow respectfully by giving food.
You both fill your water and flow rapidly.
This is the Vishvamitra and Rivers conversation availanle in Rigveda. This conversation makes us to think that
after this incident Vishvamitra and his followers might have migrated to south east asia where some ancient
proof found. We have a proof to believe this. There is also some similarities in between the languages of
European countries and Sanskrit as well. And if there was a migration from middle Asia to India then there
should be Sanskrit languge in that area but we don’t find that. Therefore we can say that Indians migrated to
Middle Asia and nobody came to India as Aryans from Middle Asia.
CONCLUSION
There is a false belief that Aryans from middle Asia came to Bharat(India) and spread their culture in India and
sent the Dravidians to South part of India but there is no proper evidence for this. Maxmuller wrote letters to
his wife which published in the year 1902 where he quoted that to support the Aryan theory he misinterpreted
Vedas but after retirement he realized the sin and in his work ‘Biographies of word and Home of Aryans’ he
said ‘Aryan’ is only principle of language not race or blood line and in his work ‘What India can Teach us’ he
said that if there is any heaven on earth that is INDIA.
Rigveda mantra gives a clue that some people from India had gone to middle Asia and spread our culture. The
ancient India numbers, Language and culture can be seen in middle Asia but one cant see any language, culture
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and numbers similarities of middle Asia in India. The 13 mantras of Veda give a room for research regarding
the Aryan theory’s truthfullness. Hence, more research on the evidence may unearth some interesting truths.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Rigveda with Sayana Bhashya
2. Veda Bharati- M Shivakumara swamy
3. Internet information for Aryan theory.