ASri Sri Ravi Shankar, a yoga teacher and spiritual preacher, has been on the air for days on social media. Ravi Shankar’s statement about Australia led to hundreds of trolls.
Ravi Shankar answers the questions and doubts of his disciples as he explains how Australia got its name. According to Ravi Shankar, the place where the Pandavas kept their arrows was later known as ‘Australia’. Video and trolls are viral in cyberspace.
A disciple asked Sri Sri Ravi Shankar where the Pandavas, the characters in the Mahabharata, kept their powerful arrows, the Brahmastra and the Pasupatastra. Ravi Shankar’s reply to this went viral.
(Video courtesy: NRI affairs)
‘Have you ever heard of a country called Australia? How did that country get that name? The Astralayam mentioned in the Mahabharata became Australia. All the powerful weapons were kept there. That is why the center of Australia is a desert. Scientists say a nuclear explosion may have taken place there thousands of years ago. There are no trees or creatures. People in Australia live on the banks of rivers and oceans. It may have been there at the time. Even if it is no more, it is a concept. It all starts with the concept. It’s like seeing a bird fly and someone imagining a plane‘Was the reply.
It was criticized and ridiculed by many. Former Congress MLA VT Balram wrote on Facebook: The biggest challenge facing India in the 21st century is the educated, yet untouchables like this who have not been touched by science or common sense. ‘ Balram’s critique was of disciples who smiled and shook their heads at the words of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
‘The place where the arrow was kept was Australia,
Singer Harish Sivaramakrishnan joked, “Taiwan is the place where banana seedlings are kept.”
After the video went viral, Malayalees created trolls who mocked Ravi Shankar and explained many place names.
Here is a post on social media;
The land where the Pandavas and Rama went into exile .. Poland or Poland
The land where the Pandavas went hungry before getting the Akshaya pot .. Hungry Hungary ..
The forest where the Pandavas used to cut wood to make bows .. Itali
Country where I went to buy ink to write love letter to Arjunan Subhadra .. England .. England
Yudhisthira’s father Yamarajan’s house .. Yemen
Home of twin brothers Nakula Sahadev .. Do Bhai .. Dubai
Australia filled or left arrowhead .. Austria .. Austria
The place where Shakuni Czech mentioned in the dice game, Czech Republic
The place where the Pandavas came to walk (walk) in slow motion after the war .. Slow-spoken
The place where Ahilya, who was a stone, got salvation .. This Stonia .. Estonia
Duryodhana rejected Krishnan’s offer saying no way .. in Norway
Sugriva was spotted leaving the cave to go to the battle of Bali .. Denmark
The land where the friends of the Pandavas first saw boots .. Boot Ananam .. Bhutan
The place where Dronaer told Ekalavya that South Tha Freika .. South Africa
Canada
Origin of Australia
According to Wikipedia, Australia is derived from the Latin word australis, meaning southern. From ancient times the Westerners believed that there was an unknown kingdom somewhere in the south. The name Australia was first coined by the Dutch in the 17th century when the Australian continent was discovered. It was called New Holland but was accepted by Australia. In 1824 the name was officially approved by the British Government. Australia’s first humans were people who migrated from Southeast Asia 40,000 years ago.
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