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The Appearance of Kalki Avatar

On this day of the Sravana month sukla 6 (August 17),
the appearance day of Lord Kalki is observed according
to the Pancaratra texts.  Famous as the last of the
ten major avatara-s of Lord Vishnu, He has yet to make
His appearance in this cycle of time, a time so
dangerous that we are encouraged in the Srimad
Bhagavatam to worship Him for  protection: 
(According to some, He appears on Vaisakha sukla 12.) 

kalkiH kaleH kAla-malAt prapAtu 
dharmAvanAyoru-kRtAvatAraH 

"May Kalki-deva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
who appeared as anincarnation to protect religious
principles, protect me from the dirt of the age of
Kali." 

This prayer becomes more and more relevant as the age
of Kali and its  degradation progresses. In fact we
are now approaching the 51st Centennial of the Age of
Kali in early 1999, which promises to be interesting
if one is inclined to believe astrological
predications. Regardless of the details, each and
every year is a gradual step into darkness and chaos. 
Only the recitation of the name and pastimes of the
Lord Kalki and His incarnations can free us from the
shackles of the Age of Kali. 

Although described elaborately in the
Brahmanda-purana, the Bhagavatam describes Lord
Kalki's pastimes briefly: 

.... 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 andtowns will feel the breezes
carrying the most sacred fragrance of the sandalwood
paste and oher 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. 



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