Kalki

Dashavatara Sequence
Dashavatara Sequence
Predecessor	Buddha

Kalki
Kalki
Member of Dashavatara
	Raja Ravi Varma's portrayal of Kalki
Affiliation	Vaishnavism
Weapon	Nandaka or Ratnamaru (Sword)
Mount	Devadatta, either a manifestation of Garuda or divine horses
Festivals	Kalki Jayanti
Personal information
Parents	Vishnuyashas (father), Sumati (mother)
Spouse	Padmavati and Ramā
Children	Jaya and Vijaya (From Padmavati) (Upapuranas) Meghamala and Balahaka (From Rama) (Kalki Purana)

Kalki (Sanskrit: कल्कि), also called Kalkin,^[1] is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of existence (Krita) in Vaishnava cosmology. The end of the Kali Yuga states this will usher in the new epoch of Satya Yuga in the cycle of existence, until the Mahapralaya (dissolution of the universe).^[1]^[2]

Kalki is described in the Puranas as the avatar who rejuvenates existence by ending the darkest and destructive period to remove adharma (unrighteousness) and ushering in the Satya Yuga, while riding a white horse with a fiery sword.^[2] The description and details of Kalki are different among various Puranas. Kalki is also found in Buddhist texts, for example the Kalachakra-Tantra of Tibetan Buddhism.^[11]^[12]^[13]

The prophecy of the Kalki avatara is also told in Sikh texts.^[14]

^ ^a ^b ^c J. L. Brockington (1998). The Sanskrit Epics. BRILL Academic. pp. 287–288 with footnotes 126–127. ISBN 90-04-10260-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dalal 2014, p. 188
^ "Kalki-Purana-english.PDF".
^ "Kalki Jayanti; rituals and significance". mpchang. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ The Purāṇas. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. 1986. ISBN 9783447025225.
^ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Clarendon. 1872.
^ Studies in the Upapurāṇas. Sanskrit College. 1958.
^ Center Vedic om Aditya
^ ^a ^b "Manifestation of Viṣṇu as Buddha and Kalki [Chapter 16]". November 2021.
^ ^a ^b A Companion to Indian Mythology: Hindu, Buddhist & Jaina. Thinker's Library, Technical Publishing House. 1987.
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[Brockington1998p287-1] J. L. Brockington (1998). The Sanskrit Epics. BRILL Academic. pp. 287–288 with footnotes 126–127. ISBN 90-04-10260-4.

[Dalal2010p188-2] Dalal 2014, p. 188

[3] "Kalki-Purana-english.PDF".

[4] "Kalki Jayanti; rituals and significance". mpchang. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[5] The Purāṇas. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. 1986. ISBN 9783447025225.

[6] A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Clarendon. 1872.

[7] Studies in the Upapurāṇas. Sanskrit College. 1958.

[8] Center Vedic om Aditya

[wisdomlib.org-9] "Manifestation of Viṣṇu as Buddha and Kalki [Chapter 16]". November 2021.

[books.google.com-10] A Companion to Indian Mythology: Hindu, Buddhist & Jaina. Thinker's Library, Technical Publishing House. 1987.

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