Shloka 59
वेदांस् तु द्वापरे व्यस्य कलेर् अन्ते पुनर् हरिः कल्किस्वरूपी दुर्वृत्तान् मार्गे स्थापयति प्रभुः
vedāṃs tu dvāpare vyasya kaler ante punar hariḥ kalkisvarūpī durvṛttān mārge sthāpayati prabhuḥ
In the Dvāpara age, having divided and arranged the Vedas, Hari again—at the end of Kali—assumes the form of Kalki; and the Lord sets the wicked back upon the path of righteousness.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: The Lord’s yuga-ending interventions: Vyāsa’s Dvāpara work and Kalki’s Kali-end restoration of dharma.
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Yuga: Dvapara and Kali
Avatara: Kalki
Purpose: At the end of Kali-yuga, the Lord descends as Kalki to correct rampant wickedness and re-establish beings on the path of righteousness.
Leela: Yuddha
Dharma Restored: Reinstatement of dharma and moral order at Kali’s end, preparing renewal of yuga-cycle
Concept: When adharma reaches its extreme in Kali, the Lord intervenes decisively to reorient humanity toward the right path and renew dharma.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Even in ‘Kali-like’ conditions, commit to daily dharma—truthfulness, non-exploitation, and devotion—trusting that moral order is ultimately upheld.
Vishishtadvaita: The Supreme remains the moral governor of history; His avatāra is a compassionate, purposeful descent to restore order for the welfare of souls within His body (the world).
Vishnu Form: Hari
FAQs
This verse presents Kalki as Hari’s end-of-Kali manifestation whose role is to restore dharma by correcting and restraining corrupt conduct.
He links Dvāpara with Vyāsa’s act of dividing and organizing the Vedas, and then frames the end of Kali as a time when Hari intervenes again to re-establish righteous order.
Hari is portrayed as Prabhu—the sovereign Supreme—who governs history through ages, preserving revelation (Veda) and re-aligning the world with dharma through avatāra.