Hindu spiritual leader Ravi Shankar has suggested that Australia’s name has originated from the Sanskrit word Astralaya (Astra- Alaya), which means armoury.
The video, whose timing cannot be determined, is doing the rounds on the internet. In the video, the Hindu Guru responds to a question by a follower by saying, “Do you know the country, Australia? Where did its name come from? Australia (armoury) in Mahabharta became Australia.”
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