Shloka 25
Avatāra-kathā — The Puruṣa, the Many Incarnations, and Kṛṣṇa as Svayam Bhagavān
अथासौ युगसन्ध्यायां दस्युप्रायेषु राजसु । जनिता विष्णुयशसो नाम्ना कल्किर्जगत्पति: ॥ २५ ॥
athāsau yuga-sandhyāyāṁ dasyu-prāyeṣu rājasu janitā viṣṇu-yaśaso nāmnā kalkir jagat-patiḥ
അതിനുശേഷം യുഗസന്ധിക്കാലത്ത്, രാജാക്കന്മാർ മിക്കവാറും ദസ്യുപ്രകൃതിയാകുമ്പോൾ, ജഗത്പതി ഭഗവാൻ വിഷ്ണുയശസ്സിന്റെ പുത്രനായി ‘കല്കി’യായി ജനിക്കും.
Here is another foretelling of the advent of Lord Kalki, the incarnation of Godhead. He is to appear at the conjunction of the two yugas, namely at the end of Kali-yuga and the beginning of Satya-yuga. The cycle of the four yugas, namely Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali, rotates like the calendar months. The present Kali-yuga lasts 432,000 years, out of which we have passed only 5,000 years after the Battle of Kurukṣetra and the end of the regime of King Parīkṣit. So there are 427,000 years balance yet to be finished. Therefore at the end of this period, the incarnation of Kalki will take place, as foretold in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The name of His father, Viṣṇu Yaśā, a learned brāhmaṇa, and the village Śambhala are also mentioned. As above mentioned, all these foretellings will prove to be factual in chronological order. That is the authority of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
FAQs
This verse states that at the yuga-junction, when rulers degrade into bandit-like oppressors, the Lord of the universe will appear as Kalki, born as the son of Viṣṇuyaśā.
It highlights Kali Yuga’s moral collapse in leadership—when governance becomes exploitation—signaling the need for the Lord’s intervention to re-establish dharma.
Rather than losing hope amid social decline, a devotee strengthens sādhana—hearing and chanting the Lord’s names—and supports dharmic living, trusting that divine order ultimately prevails.