There are many answers to this. In fact Kalki's coming after the previous (9th) avatara is after a much shorter period compared to the difference between say Kurma and Varaha avataras. This difference keeps decreasing as adharma keeps increasing faster and the necessity for Lord to descend becomes more frequent. There is Mahayugas of difference between consecutive avataras initially, then it reduces. Sri Krishna belongs to end of dwapara and Kalki comes at the end of Kaliyuga the shortest Yuga. Even in between this short period there are amsavataras descending from time to time. So it is more correct to say that He comes quicker and more quicker than waits long. Alternately, the sequence of avataras can be seen as evolution of life. Matsya - water animal, Kurma - amphibian, Varaha - land animal, Narasimha - animal-man, Vamana - pigmie-man, Parashurama - Tamasic-Rajasic man, Rama - Satwik man, Krishna - who speaks of dharma as eternal and dynamic and shoots beyond mind, there are different versions that the 9th avatara is Balarama or Buddha, but if it is Buddha we say he ascends to liberation, then Kalki - who affects descent of divine consciousness over earth consciousness. So that is the culmination of evolution. And initial stages in this evolution are very slow and painful, later stages are quick. For a land animal to come to existence from an amphibian came it takes much much longer in fact lakhs of years. But for a spiritual man to come out of a mental man it takes thousands of years, the gap is much smaller. Even on that count, Kalki actually comes fast compared to previous avataras than waits for long. Raghavan Vasudevan <vasu_erfolg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Dear Aasthikaas, Namaskaram. I would like to take the liberty of posting here a question from my 10 year old daughter, and seek a suitable answer to quench her curiosity. I was explaining to her the stories of the Dasa Avathaaras and told her that as the final and 10th Avathara, the Lord will come to the earth at the end of Kali Yuga as Kalki Avathara and destroy the evil forces. She wanted to know why the Lord should wait until the very end of Kali Yuga to do this. She asked "Why does not he come earlier and get rid of the evil forces". I could not think of a suitable answer and wanted some guidance in this reply. I hope someone would show me the path. Abhivaadaye Vasudevan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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