Kalki

An artistic imagination of Lord Kalki

Kalki is believed to be the final avatar or incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu in Hinduism. Hindus believe that there are four stages of time. The stage of time we are in is called the Kali Yuga. In this stage of time, people are very bad. To restore Dharma in the world, Kalki will come to Earth, and will destroy the bad things and kill the bad people. People will change then, and become good people. A new stage of life will begin, called the Satya Yuga or the first stage of life. According to the mythology, Kalki will come when everybody on Earth would become very evil and cruel. Kalki comes after Buddha, his work is to punish people who have not changed their evil behaviour even after Buddha taught them the right way. Kalki is believed to come within this millennium and would take birth in India.

Lord Kalki is expected to incarnate on the Shukla Paksha Dwadashi Tithi (12th day of the bright fortnight) in the Hindu month Vaishakha. According to some beliefs, he will appear at the end of this Kali Yuga which is about 432,000 years away.

The Shrimad Bhagwat Purana, a holy book in Hinduism, describes the incarnations of Lord Vishnu in detail. There is a description of Lord Kalki in the second chapter of the 12th wing of the same Purana. There it is said that Lord Kalki will be born as a son in the house of an ascetic Brahmin named Vishnu Yasha at a place called Shambhala. Lord Kalki will destroy the sinners from the world by riding on a horse or vehicle named Devadatta and re-establish peace and Dharma.

Kalki Media

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  The central figure is a Yidam, a meditation deity. The 25 seated figures represent the 25 Kings Of Shambhala. The middle figure in the top row represents Tsongkhapa, who is in the top two middle rows. This comes from the scriptures that is part of the Indo-Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist Tradition.