Shloka 27

Viṣṇu as Seed-Cause: Pañcarātra Emanations, Tattva-Unfolding, and the Avatāra Chronology

Devanagari script

ततो हरिः कल्किसंज्ञश्च वीन्द्र उत्पत्स्यते युगयोर्मध्यसंधौ / दस्युप्रायान्भूमिपान्वै निहन्तुं नाम्ना हरिर्विष्णुगुप्तस्य गेहे

Transliteration

tato hariḥ kalkisaṃjñaśca vīndra utpatsyate yugayormadhyasaṃdhau / dasyuprāyānbhūmipānvai nihantuṃ nāmnā harirviṣṇuguptasya gehe

Translation

ثمّ إنّ هَري—المشهور باسم «كَلْكي»، يا خيرَ الملوك—سيظهر عند ملتقى عصرين، ليُهلك حكّامَ الأرض الذين صاروا كقطاعِ الطرق؛ وسيولد هَري في بيتِ فيشنوغوبتا.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• kalki-saṃjñaḥ: named Kalki
• kalki-saṃjñaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalki (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; adjective to hariḥ; ‘having the designation/name Kalki’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• vīndra: O lord of heroes
• vīndra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative Singular

• utpatsyate: will arise/be born
• utpatsyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-pad (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present/future-near), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person Singular

• yugayoḥ: of the two yugas
• yugayoḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी) Dual (द्विवचन)

• madhya-saṃdhau: at the junction in-between
• madhya-saṃdhau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃdhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative Singular

• dasyu-prāyān: mostly like bandits
• dasyu-prāyān: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dasyu (प्रातिपदिक) + prāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Plural; adjective to bhūmipān

• bhūmi-pān: kings/rulers of the earth
• bhūmi-pān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक) + pā (प्रातिपदिक, ‘protector/ruler’)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Plural

• vai: indeed
• vai: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• nihantum: to slay
• nihantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-han (धातु)
• Form: Tumun-anta infinitive (तुमुन्)

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental Singular

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; apposition to kalki-saṃjñaḥ

• viṣṇuguptasya: of Vishnugupta
• viṣṇuguptasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇugupta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive Singular

• gehe: in the house
• gehe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative Singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari) speaking to Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When rulers become dāsyu-like (predatory), collective pāpa ripens into corrective divine intervention; avatāra restores rājadharma at yuga transition.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as dharma-saṃsthāpaka; cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) reasserts itself through divine agency while beings reap karma-phala.

Application: Support just governance and personal integrity; resist normalization of exploitation; cultivate civic dharma and non-complicity in systemic harm.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: household/lineage seat

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.15.26 (Kali-yuga avatāra sequence); Garuda Purana 3.15.29-30 (avatāra non-difference; Viṣṇu’s infinitude)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Kalki
• Viṣṇugupta
• Yugas
• Bhūmipāḥ (kings/rulers)

FAQs

What is the importance of the Kalki avatar in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Kalki as Hari’s end-of-age manifestation who appears at the yuga-junction to remove bandit-like rulers and re-establish dharmic order.

How does this verse explain the transition between yugas (yuga sandhi)?

It explicitly places Kalki’s arising at the madhya-saṃdhi—an interregnum between two ages—marking a decisive turning point when adharma-dominated governance is ended.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat power and leadership as dharma-based service: avoid exploitative, ‘dasyu-like’ conduct and support ethical governance, self-discipline, and truthfulness as safeguards against social decline.