Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

शम्भलग्राममुख्यस्य ब्राह्मणस्य महात्मन: । भवने विष्णुयशस: कल्कि: प्रादुर्भविष्यति ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

śambhala-grāma-mukhyasya brāhmaṇasya mahātmanaḥ bhavane viṣṇuyaśasaḥ kalkiḥ prādurbhaviṣyati

Translation

พระกัลกีจะปรากฏในเรือนของวิษณุยศา พราหมณ์มหาตมะผู้เป็นประมุขแห่งหมู่บ้านศัมภละ।

Synonyms

• śambhala-grāma-mukhyasya: of the chief (resident) of the village Śambhala
• śambhala-grāma-mukhyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhala (प्रातिपदिक) + grāma (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शम्भल-ग्रामस्य मुख्यः)

• brāhmaṇasya: of the brāhmaṇa
• brāhmaṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled one
• mahātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

• bhavane: in the house
• bhavane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• viṣṇu-yaśasaḥ: of Viṣṇuyaśas (name of the person)
• viṣṇu-yaśasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समासः (विष्णोः यशः/विष्णुयशाः नाम)

• kalkiḥ: Kalki
• kalkiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalki (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• prādurbhaviṣyati: will appear (manifest)
• prādurbhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ādur-bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (Periphrastic Future/लुट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular; प्रादुर्भवितुम् = to manifest

Characters & Entities

• Kalki
• Viṣṇuyaśā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the appearance of Kalki in Kali Yuga?

This verse states that Lord Kalki will manifest in the home of the brāhmaṇa Viṣṇuyaśā, who is described as a great-souled leading resident of the village of Śambhala.

Why did Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe Kalki’s birth location to King Parīkṣit?

In Canto 12, Śukadeva explains Kali-yuga’s course and its culmination; identifying Kalki’s appearance is part of outlining how the Lord intervenes at the end of the age.

Practical application of this prophecy in modern life?

It encourages faith that dharma is ultimately restored by the Lord; meanwhile, one should take shelter of bhakti and live righteously even amid Kali-yuga’s decline.