In this episode, Govind, Prasad and Sarath debunk the false claims of Australia being named Astralaya in Hindu puranas and many other countries claimed to be mentioned in Hindu religious texts with transliterated Sanskrit names. They discuss the silliness of such claims and why anyone would even believe them. They also talk about how mystification of Sanskrit has created a culture of irrational devotion towards it rather than attempting to understand it like any other language. They also took questions and comments from callers.

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