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Kali Yuga, in Hinduism, is the fourth, shortest, and worst of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Dvapara Yuga and followed by the next cycle's Krita (Satya) Yuga. It is believed to be the present age, which is full of conflict and sin.
The Sanskrit-English Dictionary states Kali is "of a class of mythic beings (related to the Gandharvas, and supposed by some to be fond of gambling)". [4] The Bhagavata Purana describes Kali as wearing the garments of a king and portrays him as a brownish-skinned asura (demon) with a dog-like face, protruding fangs, pointed ears and long green ...
Kalki (Sanskrit: कल्कि), also called Kalkin, [1] is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.According to Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, the last of the four ages in the cycle of existence (Krita).
A Yuga Cycle has several names.. Age or Yuga (Sanskrit: युग, lit. 'an age of the gods'): [citation needed] "Age" and "Yuga", sometimes with reverential capitalization, commonly denote a "catur-yuga", a cycle of four world ages, unless expressly limited by the name of one of its minor ages (e.g. Kali Yuga).
Kalyug, Kaliyug, Kali Yuga or Kaliyugam may refer to: Kali Yuga, is the "Age of Downfall" in Hinduism, the fourth stage of the world development that we are currently in; Kaliyugam, 1952 Indian film; Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance, a 1963 Italian film; Kaliyugam, 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film
Kali (/ ˈ k ɑː l iː /; Sanskrit: काली, IAST: Kālī), also called Kalika, is a major goddess in Hinduism, primarily associated with time, death and destruction. Kali is also connected with transcendental knowledge and is the first of the ten Mahavidyas, a group of goddesses who provide liberating knowledge.
On her fourth studio album, the largely Spanish-language “Orquídeas” ("Orchids" in English), Colombian American singer Kali Uchis ' ability to create lush sonic worlds reaches new heights.
'Kali-Santarana Upanishad' means to 'approach or set about crossing over quarrel, discord, and strife': 'Kali' (Sanskrit कलि) means 'quarrel', 'contention', 'discord' or 'strife'. [4] Kali Yuga is the least-dharmic (e.g. least moral or religious) of the four cyclical yugas (ages or epochs) in Hindu cosmology. [5]