In English
This class of Aryans who were then called were living on the banks of river and were worshipping it as a goddess. Because they were worshipping the river as Goddess , they propagated the view that is an alternative name for . This group of Aryans were worshipping in addition to . Hence, they said that is an alternative name for . However, all these theories and ideas do not seem to have sufficient support behind them. These are worldly usages and names given in the daily context. If we accept that which is in use in our daily life as our primary authority, how can it have any basis in the Veda? The historians gave a great deal of importance to the common usage of these words and they built theories based on their own ideas. Their decisions were based mainly on the common usage of this word. We have the authority of the to say that the principal priests or the have been called by the name .