 Daughter of the Chedi king Vasu ( also known as <unk> Vasu ) and a cursed apsara ( celestial nymph ) <unk> @-@ fish Adrika , Satyavati was brought up as a commoner – the adopted daughter of a fisherman @-@ chieftain <unk> ( who was also a ferryman ) on the banks of the river Yamuna . Due to the smell emanating from her body she was known as Matsyagandha ( " She who has the smell of fish " ) , and helped her father in his job as a ferryman . 
