Hello everyone, Srimate Naaraayanaaya namaha. Around the year 1975, I used to read the books in which the 10th Avataar is mentioned as Kalki avataar which is Lord Venkateshwara (Balaji) avataar already happened. But since 1990s, this incarnation seems to have no importance and people started praying some other diety as kalki? Can someone clear me about this. I am confused. The 10 avataars(incarnations), I know are : Matysa, Koorma, Varaaha, Naarasimha, Vaamana, Parasurama, Sri Rama, Sri krishna, Buddha & Kalki( which I guess is Venkateswara). Without the incarnation, the avataar I guess will not be in the list. Some people even including Balarama also as an avataar by taking one of the avataar out of the list which I guess is wrong. Please clarify me, if you have any information regd what is Venkateshwara avataar, if he is not kalki? Thank you very much in advance. Regards Ramanuja daasan Narasimhan & Rupa --- RAM KRISHNAN <sr_krsna@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" > your friends today! Download Messenger Now > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Srirangasri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------ Yahoo! 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