Deity

Kalki

कल्कि

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94
books
17
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What the texts say

In the Vishnu Purana, Vishnu assumes the form of Kalki at the end of the Kali Yuga, and the Lord sets the wicked back upon the path of righteousness. Vishnu Purana 3.2.59 The Skanda Purana says the Lord Kalki will arise in the tenth birth, or incarnation. Skanda Purana 5.3.151.27 The Bhagavata Purana tells that he will appear in the home of Vishnuyashas, the most eminent brahmin of Shambhala village. Bhagavatam 12.2.18 In the same Purana, Kalki will mount his swift horse Devadatta and, sword in hand, travel over the earth, killing by the millions the thieves who have dared dress as kings. Bhagavatam 12.2.19 Once he has appeared as the maintainer of religion, the Bhagavata Purana says, Satya-yuga will begin, and human society will bring forth children in the mode of goodness. Bhagavatam 12.2.23

Where to read

Every verse that names Kalki, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    18 verses · 11 chapters

    • 2.9.18.45

      Jab Kali yug khatam hone wala hoga, zameen par bahut bade paapi honge. Logon ka koi dharam nahi rahega. Tab main Kalki ban kar aaunga. Ek divya ghode par sawar hokar un sab ko khatam kar dunga.

    • 2.9.27.27

      Agni kone mein Kalki aur Parashuram ko rakho. Kalki ke haath mein talwar honi chahiye. Parashuram ke haath mein kulhadi honi chahiye.

    • 3.1.3.82

      Main Narasimha roop wale Vishnu ko namaskar karta hoon. Unhone Vaman roop bhi liya. Parashuram aur Ram bhi unhi ke roop the. Balaram aur Krishna ko bhi pranam. Kalki avatar bhi unhi ka hai. Main Vishnu ko namaskar karta hoon.

  2. Padma Purana

    10 verses · 9 chapters

    • 1.75.92

      Phir se pranaam Kalki ko jo bade burre logon ko khatam karenge. Aur pranaam unko jinhone suar ka roop liya. Har yug mein duniya ki bhalai ke liye aap naya roop lete hain, taaki rakshas khatam ho jayein.

    • 2.38.29

      Jab paap bahut badh jayega, tab Bhagwan khud Kalki banke aayega. Woh mlecchon ko nasht karega, isme koi shak nahi.

    • 6.30.13

      Varah roop wale Bhagwan ko namaste, Narsimha ko bhi namaste. Buddha roop wale ko pranam, aur Kalki ko baar-baar namaste.

  3. Mahabharata

    10 verses · 2 chapters

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 7 verses

    • 3.188.89

      Kalki naam ka ek brahmin paida hoga, uska naam Vishnuyash hoga. Kaal use bhejega. Woh bahut taakatwala hoga, samajhdar hoga, aur bada kaam karega.

    • 3.189.5

      Bade brahmin log uski taareef karenge aur woh bhi unko izzat dega. Kalki poori duniya mein ghoomega. Woh hamesha daku aur badmashon ko pakadne mein laga rahega.

    • 3.188.90

      Woh Sambhala gaon mein paida hoga, ek acche Brahmin ghar mein. Uski soch ki taakat itni hogi ki saari gaadiyan aur hathiyar khud aa jayenge. Uske saath yoddha bhi aa jayenge, aur shastra aur kavach bhi.

  4. Varaha Purana

    9 verses · 7 chapters

    • 4.2

      Varaha bhagwan ne kaha, das avatar hain Bhagwan ke. Matsya, Kurma, aur Varaha. Phir Narasimha, phir Vamana. Ram, Parashuram, aur Krishna. Phir Buddha, aur aakhir mein Kalki. Yeh sab Bhagwan ke roop hain.

    • 15.17

      Chanur, Kans aur asuron ka darr tha, devta dar gaye the. Bhagwan ne unka darr mitaya. Har yug mein Vasudev ban ke aate hain. Kalki naam se bhi aate hain, bahut roop le ke. Dharam ko wapas laate hain.

    • 48.2

      Kalki bhagwan ke charnon ko namaskar hai. Hrishikesh ki kamar ko pranam hai. Woh mlecchon ko khatam karte hain, isliye unka nam lete hain. Yeh poora jag unki shakal mein hai, unke pet ko bhi namaskar hai.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Kalki matters most.

  1. Adhyāya 188: Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account of Yuga-Decline and the Restoration Motif (Kali-yuga to Kalki)

    Mahabharata 3.188 · 5 verses

    Eschatological restorer

  2. Kali-yuga’s Degradation, the Advent of Kalki, and the Reset of the Yuga Cycle

    Bhagavatam 12.2 · 4 verses

    Eschatological avatāra who terminates Kali’s political-moral…

  3. Yadu Lineage, Vishnu’s Human Descents, Deva-Asura Wars, and Shukra’s Austerity (Dhūma-vrata)

    Matsya Purana 47 · 3 verses

    Eschatological restorer at Kali’s end

  4. Avatāra-kathā: The Puruṣa, the Many Incarnations, and Kṛṣṇa as Svayam Bhagavān

    Bhagavatam 1.3 · 1 verse

    Future avatāra who ends Kali’s degradation and reestablishes…

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