Explanation:

 The Chenab river was called Asikni in the Rigveda . The name meant that it was seen to have dark-coloured waters.[9][10] The term Krishana is also found in the Atharvaveda.A later form of Askikni was Iskamati .

In the Mahabharata, the common name of the river was Chandrabhaga because the river is formed from the confluence of the Chandra and the Bhaga rivers.