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

Kemudian Hari—terkenal sebagai Kalki, wahai raja yang utama—akan bangkit pada persimpangan antara dua zaman, untuk membinasakan para penguasa bumi yang telah menjadi seperti penyamun; Hari akan lahir di rumah Viṣṇugupta.

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.