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To: sea_biscuit who wrote (2464)	8/20/1998 5:39:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 12475

Some more "glorious India" BS : > Abstract > > In this paper, we present some evidence to show the prevalence of > ancient India on the rest of the worldThe strategy we have taken is to trace > the origins of the current names of places to Indian mythologyIn view of > brevity, we present only a few examples of the sameA rigourous and complete > study is presented in Sheela's thesis. > > Introduction > > In recent years there has been increased interest in ancient Indian > mythology and Aryan historyIt has been shown by Bala et al[BK 92] that > the Indians had captured most of the world around 10,000 B.Cand used to > freely travel around the worldTheir influences have been found in Mayan > temple architecture and sculpture in Mexico, in the Egyptian pyramids, the > Kalahari Bushmen language, the bone structure of Ethiopian cows, the mating > habits of Swedish men, among others. > > Besides this, there is evidence that the ancient Indian society was > technologically extremely advancedJones and Connery [JC 89] have provided > convincing arguments based on archeological findings and the Upanishads that > the Indians had developed sound-activated, plasma-powered air vehicles. > > In this paper, we present some recent work showing the origins of > names of places of widely varied geographical locations in the Indian > mythologyThis strengthens the recent theory that Indians ruled the world > around 10,000 B.C. > Etymology > > > > Australia: > > The roots of this word have been traced to the great epic RamayanaWhen > Rama was trying to cross the ocean to go to Lanka, the ocean was not > cooperating to build the bridgeIn his anger, Rama pulled out his Astra (a > powerful arrow like a missile) and threatened to dry the oceanSamudra, the > ocean God, realised his mistake and capitulated to RamaRama forgave > SamudraHowever, once taken out of the quiver, Rama's Astras have to leave > the bowSamudra meekly suggested that Rama shoot the Astra towards > Antarctica hoping that the ice would melt and increase his volumeAt that > instant, Indra, the God of rain and thunder, was blowing a thunderstorm > across > the MahaSamudraThis steered the Astra's course away from Antarctica and it > landed in the MahaSamudra and dried up a huge land massThis land was > consecrated and people built a temple at the place where the Astra fellJust > as Himalay = Him + Alay, meaning the home of Ice in Sanskrit, > similarly, this > temple of Astra was called Astralaya, which in time, degenerated to > Australia. > > > Brazil: > > The roots of this word have been traced to the greatest epic of all > times, the MahabharataJones and Connery have shown that the ancient > Brazilian architectural style is very similar to the Yadava architecture of > GokulIt also says in the Mahabharata that Mathura was to the west of Gokul. > Combined with the fact that all the continents formed a monolothic land mass > at that time, we have conclusive evidence that Mathura and present day > Brazil > are one and the sameLord Krishna's youthful escapades with the beautiful > Gopis are well known even today as Ras Lila or Brij LilaThese escapades > supposedly took place in MathuraHence Mathura was also popularly known at > that time as BrijLila, which in time got corrupted to Brasilia. > > California: > > The roots of this word have been traced to the Shiv PuranaSage Kapila > was the Raja Maharishi of Raja Parikshit, the King of Gandhar (Note > that this > Raja Parikshit is not to be confused with the famous Parikshit, Arjuna's > grandson)In the reign of Parikshit, Gandhar was prospering like a Banyan > tree, the people were happy, except that Gandhar lacked a heir to the > throne. > Despite Maharaja Parikshit and Maharani Kamakshi's severe penances, the > royal > couple was fruitlessAfter all attempts failed, the Maharaja approached Raja > Maharishi Kapila for a solutionKapila agreed to bless Maharani Kamakshi > with a childIn due course, a beautiful baby boy was borne by Kamakshi. > Parikshit rejoiced with the rest of GandharIn his happiness, Parikshit > loaded Kapila with lots of richesAs the child began to grow and its facial > features assumed a distinct structure, people began to notice certain > similarities between him and KapilaKapila, fearing the royal wrath, under > the pretext of a sagely voyage, took off to a forest in the far far far east > (so far east that it was nearly west) crossing seven seas and seven > mountains. > Aranya being the Sanskrit word for forest, this forest came to be known as > Kapilaranya, which got disfigured to Kaliparanya and finally to Kalifornia. > >