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Kalki is an avatara of Vishnu. Avatar means "descent", and refers to a descent of the divine into the material realm of human existence. Kalki appears for the first time in the Mahabharata. [16] The Garuda Purana lists ten incarnations, with Kalki being the final one. [17] He is described as the incarnation who appears at the end of the Kali Yuga.
In traditions that omit Krishna, he often replaces Vishnu as the source of all avatars. Some traditions include a regional deity such as Vithoba [2] or Jagannath [3] in penultimate position, replacing Krishna or Buddha. All avatars have appeared except one: Kalki, who will appear at the end of the Kali Yuga.
The third step features the Narasimha, Vamana, and Parashurama avatars. The fourth step features the Rama, Balarama, Krishna, and Kalki avatars. The Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha and Kalki images are depicted as four-armed, which conveys the idea of Vishnu's supremacy. All of them hold Vishnu's attributes of the shankha and chakra in
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Hindu eschatology is linked to the figure of Kalki, or the tenth and last avatar of Vishnu before the age draws to a close, and Harihara simultaneously dissolves and regenerates the universe. The current period is believed by Hindus to be the Kali Yuga , the last of four Yuga that make up the current age.
Shrivatsa as a triangular mark on right side of Vishnu's chest. The Shrivatsa (Sanskrit: श्रीवत्स; IAST: Śrīvatsa, lit. ' Beloved of Śrī ') [1] is an ancient symbol, considered auspicious in Hinduism and other Indian religious traditions.
The Puranas state that Kalki would be born in the village of Shambala, to a Brahmin family, whose parents would be named Vishnuyasha and Sumati. [6] [7] This event commences near the end of Kali Yuga, which is described that when Kalki grows up and becomes a trained warrior, he will ride on a divine white horse named Devadatta with a blazing sword, accompanied by a talking parrot, Shuka, who ...
The sense of avatar as mother goddess is unique to the sect of Hinduism called Shaktism. [8] [9] Sathya Sai Baba - claimed to be an avatar of Shiva and Shakthi. [10] Kalki Bhagawan and Amma Bhagawan - This couple from South India claim to be the Kalki avatar of Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi respectively. [11]