Kalki

Kalki
Destroyer of Filth
Kalki on horse
Devanagari	कल्कि
Sanskrit transliteration	Kalki
Affiliation	Human and tenth avatar of Vishnu
Abode	Sambhal
Weapon	Ratna Maru (Sword) (Weapon of Parabrahman)
Consort	Padma(Avatar of Mahalakshmi)
Mount	Devadatta i.e. White horse

In Hinduism, Kalki (Devanagari: कल्कि; lit. destroyer of filth) is the tenth avatar of the god Vishnu in the current Mahayuga, foretold to appear at the end of Kali Yuga, the current epoch. The Purana scriptures foretell that Kalki will be atop a white horse with a drawn blazing sword. He is the harbinger of the end time in Hindu eschatology, after which he will usher in Satya Yuga.

In Tibetan Buddhism Kalachakra tradition, 25 rulers of the Shambhala Kingdom held the title of Kalki, Kulika or Kalki-king. During Vaishakha, the first fortnight in Shukla Paksha is dedicated to fifteen deities, with each day for a different god. In this tradition, the twelth day is Vaishakha Dwadashi and is dedicated to Madhava, another name for Kalki.

The name Kalki is derived from the Sanskrit word kalā (कला) which means any practical art, any mechanical or fine art.

The name Kalki may be a metaphor for eternity or time as kalā has the secondary meaning of a part ( of anything) including time or atoms.

The name 'Kalki' may also be derived from the Sanskrit word kalka (Devanagari: कल्क) which means 'filth'. So, the name 'Kalki' can also be meant 'destroyer of the filth'.

There are numerous interpretations of Vedic traditions. Avatara means "descent" and refers to a descent of the divine into the material realm in the Avatari's self same form. The Garuda Purana lists ten avatars, with Kalki being the tenth.

One of the earliest mentions of Kalki is in the Vishnu Purana, dated to after the Gupta Empire.

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