Kalki Avatar
Kalki
(Kalkin and Kalaki) is the tenth of the final
future Maha Avatara of Vishnu, who will come at the end
the Kali Yuga in which we are now in.
The name probably is derived from the word Kalka which
means "dirt", "filth" or "foulness. Kalki therefore means
the "Destroyer of Evil", (kalkavinasana)
the destroyer of Kalka”
There are no references to Kalki in any of the Vedas. They
are found only in the Epics and in a few of the late Puranas
such as the Bhagavata, the Visnu Puranas and Agni Purana. Agni
Purana
is specifically interesting in that it is also the earliest work
where Gautama Buddha is declared as an avatar of Vishnu. It is
therefore legitimate to assume that the idea of avatar came into
prominence around that period, extending its meaning. The
earliest mentions of Kalki is in the Vishnu Purana, which is
dated generally to be after the Gupta Empire around the 7th
Century A.D.
Since
Vishnu Purana describes the triumph of the Brahmanical religion
over Buddhism and Jainism it is usually placed by the scholars
during the period between the seventh and the twelveth centuries
when these religious traditions were on the decline and
Brahminical power were again on the increase. Generally we
could surmise that Kalki Avatar concept came in by around the 7th
century which historically places it after the coming of
Christianity in the first century and also soon after the coming
of Islam in the 6th century in India.
The Buddhist Kalachakra Tantra
The seed of Kalki avatar is found also in the Buddhist
Kalachakra Tantra tradition. In this 25 rulers of the
legendary Shambhala Kingdom have the title of Kalki, Kulika or
Kali-king. Though it may have been an old oral tradition, the
Kalachakra Tantra text made its first appearance only
during the 10th century. So we cannot really place the origin of
Kalki from the Buddhist tradition. It may very well be
that both Buddist and Hindu tradition borrowed it from the
Islamic tradition and mixed it with the Christian tradition.
HISTORY AS DESCRIBED IN THE KALACHAKRA TRADITION
Several of the prophecies in the
Kalachakra tradition are already in the past, for example,
king Manjushrikirti (living in the second century BCE)
predicted the coming of the "barbarian Dharma" after 800 years
(about 600 CE).
The prophecy further says that during the reign of the 21st.
king, Aniruddha (1927-2027), Buddhism and the
Kalachakra will have nearly come to an end in Tibet, Mongolia,
China and much of Asia. This could certainly be said to be
accurate! For example, after the Chinese invasion in Tibet in
1959 and the destruction of nearly all monasteries afterwards,
the master Ven. Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche was the only remaining
Tibetan master holding a specific lineage of the Vimalaprabha
(the 'Stainless Light' commentary); which is one of the only
two main Kalachakra texts.
This trend of degeneration is said
to continue until the incarnation of Manjushri (and of the
Panchen Lama), Raudra Chakrin, comes to the throne in
2327 (or 2424 [5]).
Raudra Chakrin
"The cakravartin shall come out at
the end of the age, from the city the gods fashioned on mount
Kailasha. He shall smite the barbarians in battle with his own
four-division army, on the entire surface of the earth. ...
Raudra Kalki shall smite Krinmati .... then they shall go to
the city the gods fashioned on Mount Kailasha where Cakri
lives. At that time, all the families of men on the earth
shall be fulfilled with dharma, pleasure and wealth. Grain
shall grow in the wild and the trees shall bow with fruit -
these things will occur. "
In this way, a golden age
throughout the world at the end of the current 'Time of
Strife' will be established.
http://kalachakranet.org/kalachakra_tantra_history.html
The Islamic Kalki concept is found within the Hadiths of Islam
Mahdi
Arabic: 'al-mahdīy
Saviour figure in
Islam, for which there are several
different interpretations in
Sunni
Islam, and one dominant interpretation in
Shi'i
Islam.
In Sunni Islam, the "Mahdi" is just one of several important
figures, while the "Mahdi" of Shi'i Islam has a real
eschatological importance, and is in the future the most
important figure for Islam as well as the world
The Arabic term "mahdi" is best translated with "divinely
guided one".
The main principle of the Mahdi is that he is a figure that is
absolutely guided by God
This guidance is stronger form of guidance than normal
guidance, which usually involves a human being willfully
acting according to the guidance of God. The Mahdi on the
other hand, has nothing of this human element, and his acts
will be in complete accordance to God's will
The figure of Mahdi, and his mission, is not mentioned in the
Koran, and there are practically nothing to be found among the
reliable hadiths on him either. The idea of the mahdi appears
to be a development in the first 2-3 centuries of Islam. In
the case of the Shi'i Mahdi many scholars have suggested that
there is a clear inspiration coming from the
Messiah-figure
of Christianity and its ideas of a judgement day in the hands
of a religious renewer.
While there are many similarities between the Mahdi and
Messias, there are also many variations over the Mahdi theme,
which have differed from time to time and from region to
region.
The first time we hear of the term "Mahdi" is in 686 CE, by
the Muslim leader Mukhtar Thaqafi, for Muhammad bni l-Hanafiya
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http://i-cias.com/e.o/mahdi.htm
In the history of Islam, many men
have arisen who claimed to be the Mahdi. They usually appeared
as reformers antagonistic to established authority. The best
known of these in the West was Muhammad Ahmad, 1844–85, a
Muslim religious leader in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. He
declared himself in 1881 to be the Mahdi and led a war of
liberation from the oppressive Egyptian military occupation.
He died soon after capturing Khartoum. In his reform of Islam
the Mahdi forbade the pilgrimage to Mecca and substituted the
obligation to serve in the holy war against unbelievers. His
followers, known as Mahdists, for a time made pilgrimages to
his tomb at Omdurman. The final defeat
of the Mahdists in 1898 at Omdurman
by an Anglo-Egyptian army under Lord
Kitchener
gave Great Britain control of Sudan.
http://www.bartleby.com/65/ma/Mahdi.html
P. M. Holt, The Mahdist State in
the Sudan (2d ed. 1970).
The Columbia Encyclopedia
Coming of Mahdi
“The world will not come to an end until God sends a man from
my family, whose name will be the same as mine, and whose
father's name will be the same as my father's. He will fill
the earth with justice and equity as it is filled
with injustice and tyranny”
Fusul al-muhimma,
p. 274
Al-Imam al-Mahdi, The Just Leader of Humanity
http://www.al-islam.org/mahdi/nontl/Toc.htm
The existence of the Mahdi and that he will emerge in the end
times, that he is from the family of the Prophet (saas) and
the sons of Fatima, are explained by hadith at the level of
tewatur and there is no sense in denying these hadith. It has
been proved by clear and explicit hadith that exceed the level
of tewatur that the Mahdi is from the predecessors of Fatima,
that he will emerge before the end of the world, that he will
bring justice and peace to this world which is full of
injustice and oppression, that Jesus (as) will descend from
the sky in his time and pray in his leadership.
(Serif Muhammed b. Resul Berazenci Medeni, el-isae, s.184 ve
305 / Mehdilik ve Imam Mehdi (Mahdism and Imam Mahdi), p.328)
In a hadith widely regarded as authentic, Muhammad said,
“Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has
already been exhausted and only one day is left before the Day
of Judgment, God will expand that day to such a length of
time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person out of Ahl al-Bayt
who will be called by my name. He will then fill the Earth
with peace and justice as it will have been filled with
injustice and tyranny before then.”
—Sahih Tirmidhi, V2, P86, V9,
P74–75.
The Mahdi, according to Shi'ite tradition, will arise at some
point before the day of judgement, institute a kingdom of
justice, and will in the last days fight alongside the
returned Jesus against the Dajjal, the Antichrist.
Thus just before the Second Coming of Jesus, Mahdi will appear
and will establish a righteous kingdom.
Zorastrian Savior Prophecy
The coming of the Saoshyant – The Parsi Messianic concept
An Aryan concept of
Saoshyan, a
Savior is also found among the Zorastrians –the Parsies of
India.
Saoshyant is a figure of Zoroastrian eschatology who brings
about the final renovation of the world. In the Old
Vedic Sanskrit (Avestan) language name Saoshyant literally
means "one who brings benefit,"
The Parsis believe in the coming of
the Saoshyant (Saviour) to the earth to defeat evil and
further righteousness (Ashoi). They believe that when the
Saoshyant comes, the final spiritual battle between the forces
of good and evil will commence, resulting in the utter
destruction of evil.
Ristakhiz, the resurrection of the
dead will take place - the dead will rise, by the Will of
Ahura Mazda. The Final Judgement of all souls will commence,
at the hands of Ahura Mazda the Judge (Davar) and all sinners
punished, then forgiven, and humanity made immortal and free
from hunger, thirst, poverty, old age, disease and death.
"Since He is (the One) to be chosen by the world therefore the
judgment emanating from truth itself (to be passed) on the
deeds of good thought of the world, as well as the power, is
committed to Mazda Ahura whom (people) assign as a shepherd to
the poor."
- Yasna
27:13 - the Ahuna Vairya prayer
"He shall be the victorious Benefactor (Saoshyant) by name and
World-renovator [Astavat-ereta] by name. He is Benefactor
because he will benefit the entire physical world; he is
World-renovator because he will establish the physical living
existence indestructible. He will oppose the evil of the
progeny of the biped and withstand the enmity produced by the
faithful."
Avesta, Farvardin Yast 13.129
Except for an ambiguous reference to a savior alluded to
in Zend Avesta ( Yasht 19.92), the concept was developed
in the 9th-12th century texts of Zoroastrian tradition.
It was certainly a late development following the Jewish and
Christian Messianic concept.
Kalki
With these prevalent concepts of Apocalypse we can look into the
Hindu concept of Kalki which followed the coming of Christianity
and Islam.
The two major texts connected with Kalki avatar are found
in the Bhavishya Purana and Kalki Purana. Kalki is referred to
as Parasraya in Vishnu Purana and as vishnuvyasa in Mahabharata,
Vayu Purana and Harvamsa.
The Kalki avatar of Vishnu follows the Mahdi tradition in that
this Kalki will come as the son of a Brahmin named Visnuvyasa
in the land of Dravida in the village of Shambala. Apparently
there is no village in Dravida or anywhere in India with that
name.
"(Sanskrit) A place-name of highly mystical significance. Many
learned occidental Orientalists have endeavored to identify
this mystical and unknown locality with some well-known modern
district or town, but unsuccessfully. The name is mentioned in
the Puranas and elsewhere, and it is stated that out of
Sambhala will appear in due course of time the Kalki-Avatara
of the future. The Kalki-Avatara is one of the manifestations
or avataras of Vishnu. Among the Buddhists it is also stated
that out of Sambhala will come in due course of time the
Maitreya-Buddha or next buddha."
Sambala: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary on
Sambhala
He will receive from Shiva a miraculous sword, a parrot and a
winged horse of white colour. The horses name is given as
Devadatta. He will be trained by Parasurama in the art of
fighting. During that time the greatest enemy will be
incarnated as Kali the champion of all evil. Kalki will
also fight Buddhists and Jains.
Kalki is also said to war with the twin demons Koka and Vikoka,
similar to Gog and Magog who will attack the utopia established
by the rider on the white horse at the end of his thousand year
reign on earth. (Rev 20:7-8) Despite the similarities, the Kalki
Purana states Koka and Vikoka are simultaneously killed by Kalki
(as well as their master) long before the beginning of his
thousand year reign as the king of Shambhala.
After his victory he will marry two
Ksatriya princesses and he will retire in the Himalayas.
The Kalki Avatar
When the practices taught by the Vedas and the institutes of
law,Shall nearly have ceased, and the close of the Kali age
shall be nigh, A portion of that Divine Being who exists of
his own spiritual nature, In the character of Brahma, and who
is the beginning and the end,
And who comprehends all things shall descend upon the earth.
He will be born as Kalki in the family of an eminent
brahmin,Of Sambhala village, endowed with the eight superhuman
faculties. By his irresistible might, He will destroy all the
barbarians and thieves, And all whose minds are devoted to
iniquity. He will then reestablish righteousness upon earth;
And the minds of those who live at the end of the Kali age,
shall be awakened, and shall be as pellucid as crystal. The
men who are thus changed by virtue of that peculiar time,shall
be as the seeds of human beings, and shall give birth to a
race who shall follow the laws of the Krita Age, the Age of
Purity.
Vishnu Purana 4.24
The description of the evils
of Kali Yuga is more vivid although it is mainly reduced to a
list of transgressions against the Brahmanical socio-cosmic
order (dharma): confusions of castes, mixed marriages, wrong
behaviour of women, ignorance of Brahmans, pride of the low
castes or sudras, etc. These are the essential adharmas, which
in todays standards do not match as anything evil. So we
are in the Kali Yuga.
Popular
images of the Avatar depict him riding a white horse with wings
known as Devadatta (God-given) which is typical of the
second coming of Jesus.
In some text he is described as holding a flaming sword, and in
some as four-armed holding a sword, conch shell, wheel and an
arrow, and in some others as a human having the head of a
horse and holding attributes as above but with a club (gada)
instead of an arrow.
Kalki in Indian art.
The Second Coming of Jesus
Kalki as Vajimukha (Horse-faced),
as seen in this Cambodian sculpture in Musée Guimet
.... At the end of
Kali-yuga, when
·
there exist no topics on the subject of God, even at the
residences of so-called saints and respectable gentlemen of
the three higher castes,
·
and when the power of governement is transferred to the hands
of ministers elected from the low-born sudra class or those
less than them,
·
and when nothing is known about the techniques of
sacrifice, even by word,
at that time the Lord
will appear as the supreme chastiser.
Lord Vishnu--the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, the spiritual master of all
moving and nonmoving living beings, and the Supreme Soul of
all--takes birth to protect the principles of religion and to
relieve His saintly devotees from the reactions of material
work. Lord Kalki will appear in the home of the most eminent
brahmana of the Sambhala village, the great soul Visnuyasa.
Thereafter, at the
conjunction of the two yugas, the Lord of creation will take
His birth as the Kalki incarnation and become the con of Visnu
Yasa. At this time the rulers of the earth will have
degenerated into plunderers.
Lord Kalki, the Lord of
the universe, will mount His swift horse Devadatta and,
sword in hand, travel over the earth exhibiting His eight
mystic opulences and eight special qualities of Godhead.
Displaying His unequaled effulgence and riding with great
speed, He will kill by the millions those thieves who have
dared dress as kings.
After all the imposter
kings have been killed, the residents of the cities and towns
will feel the breezes carrying the most sacred fragrance of
the sandalwood paste and other decorations of Lord Vasudeva,
and their minds will thereby become transcendentally pure.
When Lord Vasudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
appears in their hearts in His transcendental form of
goodneess, the remaining citizens will abundantly repopulate
the earth. When the Supreme Lord has appeared on earth as
Kalki, the maintainer of religion, Saya-yuga will begin, and
human society will bring forth progeny in the mode of
goodness.
When the moon, the sun
and Brhaspati are together in the constellation Karkata, and
all three enter simulatenously into the lunar mansion Pusya--at
that exact moment the age of Satya, or Krta, will begin.
(translation from BBT Srimad Bhagavatam 1987)
"All the Kings will reign on earth at a time. They will be
without happiness, full of anger, always violent, ungodly and
speaking lies. They will kill the women, children and animals.
They will be without valor. They will fall immediately after
they prosper. They will be full of lust and they will live for
a short time. They will try to unite all the Kingdoms of the
world into one world empire. Based on their support, they will
behave like Mlecha in an uncivilized manner and will destroy
many people".
"At that time, righteousness (Dharma) will go on decaying.
Only people having money and property will be considered as
high class. The mighty people will be considered religious.
Sex will be considered as the joy of life. Women will be
treated only as the objects of enjoyment. Lies will be at the
root of any business".
"Holy Thread will be the only sign of Brahmin. Ornaments,
jewels will only be considered as praise and prosperity.
Injustice will be the root of living. Violence and evil forces
will be the root of unemployment. Bathing and washing will be
considered as an act of purification. Negligence and laziness
will be considered as meekness. Charity will be the only
relgion. People wearing good clothes will be considered as
good people. Guileful man will be considered as honourable.
Then in the end, only the most powerful men will become Kings
(because of increased crimes, violence and arson, etc.).
People will be non-vegetarians. Their life spans will be
reduced to twenty to twenty-three years. Then the human beings
will go to the limit of extinction".
Vishnu Purana 4, 24
"In Kali Yuga, there won't be any difference of castes or
varnashram, no sacrifice or rituals as prescribed by the
Vedas. Marriages will not be as per Scriptures. There won't be
the relationship of teacher-disciple. Even the relationship
between husband and wife will not be proper. There won't be
any traditional rituals through fire. Whoever is mighty in
strength, irrespective of caste, will become ruler. Only the
rich will be preferred to a learned man in solemnizing the
marriage.
There will be no form of repentance in Kali Yuga. Whoever
likes anything, that will be the Scripture for him. The
deities like Kaali (Shakthi) will be worshipped. Women become
proud of their beauty. Long hair only will be considered as
beauty and pride. As Kali Yuga proceeds to the end, women will
go after other men, leaving their husbands. In Kali Yuga
people will go for material earnings and not for spiritual
developments. Rains will fail. Always people will suffer by
famine and scarcity.
Women will be short statured, giving birth to too many
children and suffer much, always scratching their heads with
both their hands. Rulers will impose high taxes on people.
Sudras appears like Sanyasis. Many people will go after money
to the wheat growing countries".
"As Dharma (Godliness) continues to wane, Kali Yuga goes on
increasing in its effect. When ungodly religion prospers and
when evil happens to be a man of wisdom, know then the end
is near. When people will forget or neglect to worship
Supreme Purusha Narayana, the Lord of all Sacrifices, and when
people worship unscripturally, then know ye that Kali Yuga
is in its acme". Vishnu Purana 6:1
"Truth, righteousness, patience, mercy, life, strength, memory
etc., go on decreasing. Money will be the criterion for
judging a man’s authority or honour. Only money will establish
religion as justice. Carnal relationships will be the only
bond between man and wife. Holy thread will be the only sign
of Brahmins. Dandam and deer skin will be the sign of a
Sanyasi. But nobody worries about his character. Justice will
not be given to the poor. Much talking will be considered a
sign of wisdom. Poor people will be considered as
untouchables. Only hypocrites will be considered as saints.
Bathing will be the only sign of purity".
"Far off rivers and lakes will be considered as Holy places
for pilgrimage. People will not respect their parents,
teachers or gurus. Different hair styles are considered as
beauty. Man will only think of filling his belly. Bold talk
only will be considered as truth or real".
"Thus when wickedness goes on increasing like this, only a
strong man will be considered as chief. Coveters and heartless
kings will plunder the money and women from the people. Robber
people will leave their places and migrate and will lead very
difficult lives. People will die because of mutual quarrels,
famine, and excess taxation by the kings. They will suffer
from hunger, thirst and a multitude of diseases. In Kali Yuga,
the Varnashrama Dharma (religious duties) will vanish. People
will become atheistic in their beliefs. Kings will forfeit
their duties. People will go on telling lies without any
cause. All the high caste people will come down to the level
of the low caste people. The cows will be very short statured.
The Sanyasis will live like family men. A man will consider
only his wife’s relatives as his own. All plants will be short
statured. Clouds will not yield sufficient rain. There will be
heavy lightning". Shrimad Bhagavatam 12:2
"In Kali Yuga, human beings will become shortsighted,
unfortunate, gluttonous, lustful, and poverty stricken. The
women, becoming unchaste, will freely wander from one man to
the next. The ungodly people will speak and praise the
Scriptures and will give their own interpretations. Even the
Brahmins will be only after their bellies and sexual desires".
"The Brahmacharies will fail to execute their vows and become
unclean. The householders will beg for alms (which is only for
Sanyasi), the vanaprathas will live in the villages (not in
forests or hermitages) and Sanyasi will become greedy for
wealth".
"Women will eat much, will give birth to children, will be
shameless and will be very hard and fighting each other.
Businessmen will engage in petty commerce and earn their money
by cheating. People will consider any degraded occupation
quite acceptable. Teachers will teach and preach matters which
they do not know. Because of famine, scarcity, paucity of
rains, and because of heavy taxation by rulers, people will
become like devils or demons in appearance. In Kali Yuga,
people will hate even their friends for the sake of a little
amount of money. They will even forsake their parents and
children for their selfish desires".
Shrimad Bhagavatam 12, 3
"In between Jesus Christ
and His destroying Incarnation of Mahavishnu called as Kalki
there is a time given to human beings to rectify themselves,
for them to enter into the Kingdom of God, which in the Bible
is called as Last Judgment."
Shri Kama-Rupini Shri Nirmala Devi
Kundalini And Kalki Shakti, Bombay, India —
September 28, 1979
Kalki is said to kill twin demons Koka and Vikoka and their
master as he starts his reighn as the king of Shambala.
This has the ring of the destruction of Gog and Magog in the
Christian apocalypse where their master Satan is also put in the
bottom less pit.
“I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white
horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice
he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and
on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that
no one but he himself knows. He is dressed in a robe dipped in
blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven
were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine
linen, white and clean. Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword
with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with
an iron scepter." He treads the winepress of the fury of the
wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has
this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”
Rev 19:11-16
“And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be loosed
from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations which
are at the four corners of the earth, that is, Gog and Magog,
to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of
the sea. And they marched up over the broad earth and
surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city; but
fire came down from heaven and consumed them, and the devil
who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire
.. “ Rev. 20 7-10
As is evident we have the original apocalypse of Christians with
the Second coming of Jesus from the heavens on a white horse
with the two edged sword which will establish a thousand year
peaceful reign on earth is combined along with the Mahdi concept
of a man being raised up to bring peace on earth in the
Vaishanvite Kalki description. This is because of
the difference in the incarnation concept. In the
Vaishnavite theology the incarnation into human race by the
Godhead will be born and after completion of the purpse will die
as a man. In Christianity there is only one incarnation in
Jesus and he resurrected with his body and continue to live.
So in Christianity it is this Christ that returns on a white
horse to establish the Kingdom of God on earth. But Vishnu
will have to born again to do this job.
Strangley the timing of the legend is 7th century
soon after the conquest of islam in India.
History of Kalki
concept
