Who is the Real Lord Kalki

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Who Is the Real Lord Kalki

By Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp)

 

Hare Krishna. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila

Prabhupada.

This article is offered to help devotees be aware of a new challenge we

have in our preaching mission, especially in India at the moment. It seems that

there is a Hindu professor claiming that we no longer have to wait for the next

incarnation of God, namely Lord Kalki, because He has already arrived 1400

years ago in the form of Mohammed. So, according to this, we should all

become followers of Mohammed. What you will find below is their references

from which some of their conclusions are drawn, below which is my rebuttal,

as well as my research and references found in the Puranas that reveal the real

Lord Kalki and His activities, parents, place of birth, etc. So read what this

research professor is claiming and how to refute it.

 

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One Hindu research professor, in his stunning book, claims that the

description of the next avatar found in the holy books of Hindu religion is in

fact that of the prophet Muhammad. A little while ago, in India a fact

revealing book has been published, which has been the topic of discussions

and gossip, all over the country. Amazingly the author of this book is a

fair-minded famous professor, who happens to be a Hindu.

His name is Pundit Vedaprakash Upadhai and the name of his fact

revealing book is "Kalki Avtar". The author is a Hindu Brahmin by caste of

Bengali origin. He is a research scholar, a seeker of the truth and a well

known pundit in Allahabad University. After years of research work, he

published this book and other eight pundits have endorsed and certified his

points of argument as authentic.

According to Hindu belief and their holy books, the description of the

guide and the leader, named Kalki Avatar, fits that of prophet Muhammad

(s.a.w.) of Arabia. So the Hindus of the whole world should look into this

new information not wait any longer for the arrival of Kalki Avatar (the spirit)

as he already arrived 1400 years ago. The author produces following sound

evidences from the Vedas and other holy books of Hindu religion in support

of his claim:

1. In Purana (a holy book of Hindus) it is stated that Kalki Avatar would

be the last Messenger of God in this world for the guidance of the whole

world and all human beings. (according to Islam, prophet Muhammad (s.a.w)

is also considered the last Messenger of God in this world who was sent to

guide all human beings). [ Pls. see : Baghbat (Bhagavat) Puran - I/3/14 &

XII/2/18]

2. According to a Hindu religion prediction, the birth of Kalki Avatar,

would take place in an isle which again according to Hindu religion is Arab

region. [ Pls. see : Bhagbat Puran XII/2/18 & Kalki Puran - 2/4]

3. In books of Hindus, the names of the father and the mother of Kalki

Avatar are given as Vishnubhagat and Sumaani respectively. If we examine

the meanings of these names we shall come to a very interesting conclusion:

take Vishnubhagat- Vishnu (meaning God) + Bhagat (meaning slave) = slave

of God (Allah) (Abdullah in Arabic name of Mohammed's father); Sumaani =

peace or calmness = Aamenah(Arabic) = peace or calmness (name of mother

of prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.). [ Pls. see : Kalki Puran - 2/11]

4. In religious books of Hindus, it is mentioned that the staple food of

Kalki Avatar would be dates and olives and he would be the most honest and

truthful person in the region. Without any doubt the prophet Muhammad

(s.a.w.) is acclaimed to possess these qualities. [ Pls. see : Bhagbat Puran -

I/3/14]

5. It is stated in Vedas (holy book of Hindu religion) that the birth of

Kalki

Avatar would take place in an honorable clan. This perfectly fits the quraysh

where the prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) belonged to. (very honorable clan for

more details you can read the history of Prophet (s.a.w) to see the qualities

that they possessed which made them one of the strongest clans). "He sprung

from the Tribe of Koresh and the family of Hasim the most illustrious of the

Arabs, the princes of Mocca and the hereditary quardians of the Kaaba, -

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon vol 5 p:229

published from E.P.Dutton & Co. Newyork 1910 A.D. [Pls. see : Kalki Puran

- 2/11]

6. God would teach Kalki Avatar through his messenger (angel) in a cave.

Allah taught prophet Muhammad (s.a.w), through is messenger angel Jibraeel

(Gabreal) in a cave known as Gaar-e-Hiraa (a cave in mount Hiraa). [ Pls. see

: Bhagbat Puran - I/3/14]

7. God would avail Kalki Avatar with a very speedy horse to ride and

travel the whole world and the seven skies. indication of Buraaque (horse) and

Me'raaj (the night when Prophet (s.a.w.) traveled the seven skies). [ Pls. see :

Bhagbat Puran - I/3/14]

8. God would also avail Kalki Avatar with divine help. This was

particularly proved in the battle of Uhud. [ Pls. see : Kalki Puran - 2/7]

9. Another dazzling account given about Kalki Avatar was that he would

be born on the 12th of a month. Where as the prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) was

born on the 12th of the Rabiul Awwal (Islamic calendar). [ Pls. see : Kalki

Puran - 2/15]

10. Kalki Avatar would be an excellent horse rider and a swordsman. [ Pls.

see : Bhagabat Puran XII/2/19-20]

11. He will be accompanied by four companion. (They were 1. Abu Baqar

®, 2. Umar ®, 3. Usman ® & 4. Ali ® ). " 632 A.D. to 661 A.D. The

Orthodox Caliphate including the first four Caliphs." - Encyclopedia of World

History, by W. L. Langer, P:184 [ Pls. see : Kalki Puran - 2/15]

12. Anas ® his servant, says, we always used to know when Mohamet

(S) had issued forth from his chamber by the odouriferous perfume that filled

the air. - Life of Mohamet by Sir Willium Muir, p:342. [ Pls. see : Bhagabat

Puran XII/2/21]

Also see Aharva Veda Kand 20, Kuntah Sukto, Rig Veda, Mandal 5 Sukt

Mantra, 27:3.

The author here draws the attention of Hindus that the real days of horses

and swords have gone and the present time is of guns and missiles. So it

would be foolish on the part of those who still expect Kalki Avatar, who

should be an excellent rider and swordsman to come. In fact, the divine book,

holy Qur'aan contains qualities and signs attributed to Kalki Avatar reflecting

on the prophet Muhammad (s.a.w).

However, these facts are verified and supported by the eight eminent

Pundits. What the author and the eight other eminent Pundits say is that the

Hindus who are still anxiously awaiting the arrival of Kalki Avatar are simply

subjecting themselves to a never ending pain. Because such a great messenger

has come and departed from this world fourteen centuries ago.

If you are a Hindu you have to believe in Veda-Puran & it's words. If that

so, you have to believe in Mohammad (S.A.W.) the last messenger and

Prophet. Belief in all the holy books (such as Bible) and Qur'an, the last

Divine

Book and the only one now with the absolute purity of text. The whole world

is challenged to write a verse like it, and hence Qur'an is the living miracle.

So

just think on the matter deeply and say "There is no god or deity except Allah,

and Mohammad is the last messenger of Allah".

 

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The Mistakes on the Above Points and References

by Sri Nandanandana dasa

 

Point 1: This point is wrong in trying to say that Kalki will be the last

messenger of God. Lord Kalki is not a messenger but is the last avatar of God

before the next age of Satya-yuga, after which many more avatars will

continue to appear. The reference to the Bhagavat Purana of 1/3/14 is

completely wrong, and deals with King Prithu. The reference that

should've been used is 1/3/25. The reference of 12/2/18 is correct, but doesn't

mean that it applies to Mohammed.

Point 2: This is highly speculatory and cannot be verified. There is

presently no hard evidence as to where Shambala will be when Lord Kalki

appears. Some people feel it is yet to be revealed or manifested, while others

feel it is a place that will be located up in the Himalayas, or even in an

underground cavern.

Point 3: Those points that use the Kalki Purana, including points 5, 8, and

9, I cannot comment on because I don't have a copy of the Kalki Purana. If

anyone does have such a copy, let me know. However, these interpretations of

Lord Kalki's parents' names are questionable since the Puranas specifically say

that Lord Kalki's father is Vishnuyasha, an eminent brahamana from the city of

Shambala. Mohammed was born after the death of his father. He was first

given to the care of his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and later became the

ward of his uncle, Abu Talib. Thus, to use this reference as a verification that

Mohammed was Lord Kalki is questionable.

Point 4: The reference used has nothing to do with verifying this idea.

Point 6: Again this reference has nothing to do with the topic mentioned.

Points 7 & 10: Kalki would indeed ride a very swift horse, but the

reference again is not valid. We find in the Bhagavat Purana (12/2/19-20) that

Kalki would ride His swift horse, Devadatta, over the earth and exhibit His

godly qualities, His unequaled effulgence, and kill millions of thieves dressed

as kings. He was here to re-establish the universal Vedic Dharma, not to form

a new religion, especially one in which its followers would go on to kill

thousands of brahmanas, Hindus and cows, and tear down numerous Vedic

temples.

Point 11: I cannot comment on what is found in the Kalki Purana,

however, it is explained elsewhere that Lord Kalki would be accompanied by a

huge army of highly skilled brahmanas. That was not the case with

Mohammed, who may have had his army, but they were not Vedic brahmanas.

Point 12: Yes, the Bhagavat Purana (12/2/21) does say that after the

imposter kings had been killed the residents of those cities and towns will feel

the breezes carrying the most sacred fragrance of the sandalwood paste and

other decorations of Lord Vasudev (Lord Kalki), and their minds would

become transcendentally pure. However, this could be applied to anyone else

in a most superfluous way. Yet to see the residents of towns become

spiritually purified because of someone's fragrance is a different thing.

Also, to apply the mentioned reference in the Rig-veda to Mohammed is

highly speculative.

Lastly, the idea that we should give up on the idea of a Lord Kalki who

will ride a horse and use a sword because this is the age of guns and missiles

is

also wrong. Lord Kalki is supposed to appear at the conjunction of end of

Kali-yuga and the beginning of Satya-yuga, another 426,000 years from now.

The Puranas point out that by that time, the earth will withhold its

resources, such as food and minerals, etc. Modern technology will produce

toxins and warfare that will leave portions of the earth barren. Food will not

have the necessary nutrients to provide for a healthy existence or sufficient

brain power, nor will the weather allow for the needed crops or conditions for

producing abundant food. In time, people will have but a short life and stature,

little intelligence, and will exist mostly by scavenging. Modern technology will

become a thing of the past. Thus, it will be natural for warfare to again be

conducted with the use of swords, sticks, stone tools, and, when you can find

them, horses at that time. It will not be a pleasant situation in which to live.

However, we can still maintain faith that there will be a Lord Kalki who is yet

to appear to carry out His activities as described in the Puranas.

 

Anyway, we are not here to debate. But with the evidence that we can find

in the Puranas and Vedic literature, we can certainly establish what we do

know of the nature and pastimes of Lord Kalki, which is quite different than

anything we've seen in the last few thousand years. In this way, we can be free

from being swayed by either speculations or false preaching, and know what

we can actually expect in regard to Lord Kalki. So let's have a look at the

information we can find:

 

 

 

Lord Kalki and the End of Kali-yuga

by Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp)

An excerpt from "The Vedic Prophecies"

 

 

The age of Kali-yuga is said to start from the year 3102 BC, after the

disappearance of Lord Krishna. Lord Caitanya appeared 500 years ago, at

which time the Golden Age within Kali-yuga is supposed to start and last

another 10,000 years. As the Golden Age within Kali-yuga comes to a

close, the lower modes of material nature will become so strong that people

will lose interest in spiritual topics. It is said that everyone will become

godless. Whatever devotees, bhaktas, and sages are left on the planet will be

so unique in character and peculiar compared with the rest of society that they

will be ridiculed and hunted down in the cities. Thus, they will flee the cities

to

live underground in caves or high up in the mountains, or simply disengage

from the earthly plane of existence. In this way, they will disappear from the

face of the earth. That is the time when the dark influence of the age of

Kali-yuga will become so dominant that its full influence will manifest without

hindrance.

Finally, after 432,000 years from the beginning of the age of Kali, Lord

Kalki will appear as the twenty-second incarnation of God. This is very similar

to what some people call the second coming of Christ.

 

 

THE APPEARANCE OF LORD KALKI

 

There are many incarnations of the Supreme Being as stated in

Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.3.26): "O brahmanas, the incarnations of the Lord are

innumerable, like rivulets flowing from inexhaustible sources of water."

However, out of all the various incarnations of the Supreme, the Srimad-

Bhagavatam (1.3.28) specifically states "krishnas tu bhagavan svayam,"

which means that Lord Sri Krishna is the original Supreme Personality of

God. All others are His plenary portions, or parts of His plenary portions, who

descend into this material world to carry out certain responsibilities and to do

specific things. This is especially the case when the planets are overly

disturbed by miscreants and atheists. In Kali-yuga many years go by in which

constant disturbances and social upheavals are allowed to happen, but the

Vedic literature predicts that at the end Lord Kalki will make His appearance

to change everything, as described in the following verses:

"Thereafter, at the conjunction of two yugas [Kali-yuga and Satya-

yuga], the Lord of the creation will take His birth as the Kalki incarnation and

become the son of Vishnuyasha. At this time the rulers of the earth will have

degenerated into plunderers." (Bhag.1.3.25)

"Lord Kalki will appear in the home of the most eminent brahmana of

Shambhala village, the great soul Vishnuyasha." (Bhag.12.2.18)

"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 government is transferred to

the hands of ministers elected from the lowborn shudra class or those less

than them, and when nothing is known of the techniques of sacrifice, even by

word, at that time the Lord will appear as the supreme chastiser."

(Bhag.2.7.38)

The Vishnu Purana (Book Four, Chapter 24) also explains that,

"When the practices taught in the Vedas and institutes of law have nearly

ceased, and the close of the Kali age shall be nigh, a portion of that divine

being who exists of His own spiritual nature, and who is the beginning and

end, and who comprehends all things, shall descend upon earth. He will be

born in the family of Vishnuyasha, an eminent brahmana of Shambhala

village, as Kalki, endowed with eight superhuman faculties."

The Agni Purana (16.7-9) also explains that when the non-Aryans

who pose as kings begin devouring men who appear righteous and feed on

human beings, Kalki, as the son of Vishnuyasha, and Yajnavalkya as His priest

and teacher, will destroy these non-Aryans with His weapons. He will

establish moral law in the form of the fourfold varnas, or the suitable

organization of society in four classes. After that people will return to the

path

of righteousness.

The Padma Purana (6.71.279-282) relates that Lord Kalki will end

the age of Kali and will kill all the wicked mlecchas and, thus, destroy the bad

condition of the world. He will gather all of the distinguished brahmanas and

will propound the highest truth. He will know all the ways of life that have

perished and will remove the prolonged hunger of the genuine brahmanas and

the pious. He will be the only ruler of the world that cannot be controlled, and

will be the banner of victory and adorable to the world.

Here in these verses we find that Lord Kalki will come as a chastiser

or warrior. By this time the planet will be filled with people who will be

unable

to understand logical conversations. They will be too slow-minded and dull-

witted, not capable of being taught much, especially in the way of high

philosophy regarding the purpose of life. They will not know what they need

to do or how to live. And they certainly will be unable to change their ways.

Therefore, Lord Kalki does not come to teach, but simply to chastise, punish,

and cleanse the planet.

Furthermore, we also find the name of the place where Lord Kalki will

appear and the name of the family in which He will be born. The family will be

qualified brahmanas. This means that a disciplic and family line of spiritually

qualified brahmanas will remain on the planet throughout the age of Kali, no

matter how bad things get. Though they may be hidden, living in a small

village somewhere, it will be this line of bhaktas, spiritual devotees, from

which Lord Kalki will appear in the distant future. No one knows where this

village of Shambala is located. Some feel that it is yet to manifest, or that it

will be a hidden underground community from which Lord Kalki will appear.

In this connection we find in the Padma Purana (6.242.8-12) the

prediction that Lord Kalki will be born in the town of Shambala near the end

of Kali-yuga from a brahmana who is actually an incarnation of Svayambhuva

Manu. It is described that Svayambhuva performed austerities at Naimisa on

the bank of the Gomati River for acquiring the privilege of having Lord

Vishnu as his son in three lifetimes. Lord Vishnu, being pleased with

Svayambhuva, granted the blessing that He would appear as Svayambhuva's

son as Lord Rama, Krishna, and Kalki. Thus, Svayambhuva would appear as

Dasaratha, Vasudeva, and then Vishnuyasha. Also, in the Padma Purana

(1.40.46) we find Lord Vishnu admits that He will be born in Kali-yuga. Thus,

He will appear as Lord Kalki.

 

 

THE ACTIVITIES OF LORD KALKI

 

The Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.2.19-20) describes Lord Kalki's activities

as follows: "Lord Kalki, the Lord of the universe, will mount His swift white

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."

We should make note here that, as the Vedic literature explains, when

the Supreme kills anyone, that person is immediately spiritually purified by His

touch and because the person is focused on the Supreme Being while leaving

his body. Thus, that person attains the same destination as those yogis who

spend years steadying the mind in order to meditate and leave their bodies

while focused on the Supreme. So being killed by the Supreme is a great

advantage for those of a demoniac mentality who would otherwise enter lower

realms of existence or even the hellish planets in their next lives.

The Vishnu Purana (Book Four, Chapter 24) continues to explain

Lord Kalki's activities: "By His irresistible might he will destroy all the

mlecchas and thieves, and all whose minds are devoted to iniquity. He will

reestablish righteousness upon earth, and the minds of those who live at the

end of the Kali age shall be awakened, and shall be as clear as crystal. The

men who are thus changed by virtue of that peculiar time shall be as the seeds

of human beings, and shall give birth to a race who will follow the laws of the

Krita age [satya-yuga], the age of purity. As it is said, 'When the sun and

moon, and the lunar asterism Tishya, and the planet Jupiter, are in one

mansion, the Krita age shall return.'" The Agni Purana (16.10) also relates

that Hari, after giving up the form of Kalki, will go to heaven. Then the Krita

or Satya-yuga will return as before.

Additional information that can help us understand the activities of the

next coming of God is found in the Linga Purana (40.50-92), the Brahmanda

Purana (1.2.31.76-106 & 2.3.73.104-126), and the Vayu Purana (58.75-110).

In these texts we find descriptions of Lord Kalki as He will appear in the

future and also as how He appeared in previous incarnations as Pramiti in this

time period known as the Svayambhuva Manvantara. These texts tell us that

as Kali-yuga comes to a close, and after the death of Bhrigu (or in order to

slay the Bhrigus), Kalki (Pramiti) took birth in the Lunar dynasty of Manu. He

will wander over the planet without being seen by any living being. Then he

will start His campaign in His thirty-second year and roam the earth for twenty

years. He will take with Him a big army of horses, chariots, and elephants,

surrounded by hundreds and thousands of spiritually purified brahmanas

armed with weapons. [being brahmanas, these weapons may be brahminical

weapons that are activated by mantras, such as the powerful brahmastra rather

than base weapons of combat such as knives, swords, and spears, or even

guns and ordinary explosives.] Though they may try to do battle with Him, He

will kill all of the heretics [and false prophets] and wicked, mleccha kings.

In a previous incarnation He killed the Udicyas (Northerners), Madhya

Deshyas (residents of the middle lands), Purvatiyas (mountain dwellers),

Pracyas (Easterners), Praticyas (Westerners), Dakshinatyas (of Southern

India), the Simhalas (Sri Lankans), Pahlavas (the fair-skinned nomadic tribes

of the Caucasus mountains), Yadavas, Tusharas (people of the area of

Mandhata, India, or present day Tukharistan), Cinas (Chinese), Shulikas,

Khashas, and different tribes of the Kiratas (aboriginal tribes living in north-

eastern India and Nepal) and Vrishalas.

No one could stop Him as He wielded His discus and killed all the

barbarians. When He was finished He rested in the middle land between the

Ganges and Yamuna with His ministers and followers. He allowed only a few

people to remain, scattered over the planet. These would be as seeds for the

next generations that would follow in the next Satya-yuga. Thereafter, when

Lord Kalki has made way for the next age of Satya-yuga, and delivered the

earth and whatever is left of civilization from the effects of Kali-yuga, He

will

go back to His eternal abode along with His army.

Continuing with the description of Lord Kalki as described in the

Linga, Brahmanda, and Vayu Puranas, they explain that after Lord Kalki

returns to His eternal abode, when those subjects surviving at the end of Kali-

yuga are enlightened, the yuga changes overnight. Then the minds of all

people will become enlightened, and with inevitable force Krita or Satya-yuga

sets in. People will then realize the soul, and acquire piety, devotion,

tranquility, and clear consciousness. Then those Siddhas [the enlightened and

perfected living beings who had remained invisible on a higher dimension

through the end of the age of Kali] return to the earthly dimension and again

are clearly visible. They establish themselves with the return of the

Saptarishis,

the seven sages, who instruct everyone about spiritual life, Vedic knowledge,

and the progressive organization of society for a peaceful and fulfilling

existence. Then again people flourish and perform the sacred rites, and the

sages will remain in authority to continue the advancement of the new Satya-

yuga.

 

 

THE RETURN OF THE GOLDEN AGE--SATYA-YUGA

 

Herein we can understand that Lord Kalki will simply chastise by

killing all of the evil kings and rogues and thereby bring in a new era of

enlightened beings, a race whose minds will be as clear as crystal. They will

produce offspring that will follow the tendencies of real human beings as

found in the age of Satya-yuga.

Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.2.21-24) further describes that after all of the

devious and fake kings have been killed, the remaining residents of the towns

and cities will smell the breezes that carry the sacred aroma of the Lord's

sandalwood paste and decorations, and their minds will then become

spiritually purified. When the Supreme Being appears in their hearts in His

form of pure goodness, the remaining citizens will abundantly repopulate the

earth. With this appearance of Lord Kalki, Satya-yuga will begin again and the

remaining humans will produce children in goodness. Thus, when the moon,

the sun, and Jupiter are in the constellation Kartaka, Cancer, and together

enter the lunar mansion of Pusya, that is when the age of Satya-yuga will

begin. Therefore, as related in the Bhagavatam (12.2.34), after one thousand

celestial years of Kali-yuga, Satya-yuga will again manifest. At that time the

minds of men will be self-effulgent.

The Vishnu Purana (Book Four, Chapter One) also relates that the

Vedas and the principles of sanatana-dharma, or the eternal nature of the

soul, fade and disappear from the planet at the end of every four ages. The

Bhagavatam (8.14.4-5) also confirms that there are saintly persons who help

reestablish these principles in Satya-yuga along with the basis of

varnashrama, which is the proper organization of society for humanity. The

Vishnu Purana continues to explain that it is in the jurisdiction of the seven

universal sages or rishis (the Saptarishis) to make sure the Vedic knowledge is

given currency again, even if these rishis must descend from the higher planets

to do so. So in every Satya-yuga the Manu [the demigod son of Brahma who

is the lawgiver of humanity] of that age is the author of the body of law, while

the sons of Manu and their descendants are sovereigns of the earth. This

means that although the genuine spiritual knowledge or Vedic information

may disappear from this planet, it is still dwelling elsewhere in the universe,

and it is the duty of higher authorities to reestablish it on Earth.

To help in this regard, it is predicted in the Srimad-Bhagavatam

(12.2.37-38) and the Vishnu Purana (Book Four, Chapter 24) that there are

two persons who are waiting for the end of Kali-yuga: Devapi of the race of

Puru and brother of King Shantanu, and Maru, a descendant of King

Ikshvaku. They will be great kings and will help in the process of

reestablishing the proper principles in society. These two are alive even now

by their great mystic strength obtained through the power of devotion. They

have lived through all four of the yugas and reside in the village of Kalapa.

They are waiting for the end of Kali-yuga. Then, at the beginning of Satya-

yuga, under the instructions of the Supreme, they will return to society and be

members of the family of the Manu and reestablish the eternal religion of

humanity, sanatana-dharma, and the institution of varnashrama, which is the

proper organization of society for its continued harmony in life, and its

material and spiritual progress. They will become great kings and form proper

government. Thus, by the arrangement of the Supreme Being, there are those

who will always be the guardians of that spiritual knowledge that contains the

genuine principles for attaining the real goal of human existence.

After all of this is accomplished, as related in the Bhagavatam (12.2.39),

the cycle of the four ages of Satya, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali-yugas

[a Caturyuga] will continue to repeat itself along with the same general

pattern of events.

 

 

IS LORD KALKI PREDICTED IN THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS?

 

Here are some additional interesting points to consider. There are

verses from the book of Revelations in the Bible that are very similar to the

above descriptions in the Puranas about Lord Kalki. These verses are so

similar that they cannot be ignored and may provide additional insight for

Christians and the similarities they may share with Vedic culture. In

Revelations (19.11-16, & 19-21) it states:

 

"And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat

upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and

make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many

crowns; and he had a name written, but no man knew but he himself. And he

was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word

of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white

horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a

sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them

with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath

of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written,

KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. And I saw the beast, and the

kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against

him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and

with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he

deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that

worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning

with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat on

the horse."

 

This sounds so much like the incarnation of Lord Kalki that it could

hardly be anyone else. Surely, by the time Lord Kalki appears, no one will

have the slightest expectation of Him or His appearance. No one will know

His name. And His army of brahmanas will be as pure as if they had

descended from heaven. At the time of Lord Kalki's appearance, He will kill

the remaining miscreants and deliver the few saintly people from the present

conditions of the earth, changing it back to the Golden Age of Satya-yuga. In

this regard, Revelations (14.1-3) also describes:

 

"And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb [a typical symbol for the Divine or an

incarnation of the Divine] stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred

forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.

And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the

voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their

harps; And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the

four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred

and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth."

 

One significant description in the above verses is that those who are

redeemed from the earth will have God's name written on their foreheads.

This is a widespread custom of the brahmanas in India to write the name of

God, such as Vishnu or Krishna, on their foreheads. This is tilok, which is

usually put on with clay made from the banks of a holy river. We often see this

in the middle of the forehead in the shape of a "V" which represents the name

of God and that the body is a temple of God. The Vaishnava mark is made

while reciting "Om keshavaya namaha," which means "Salutations to Lord

Keshava," another name of Krishna.

So herein could be an indication that when the last of society is

delivered from the earth during the end times, they will be those who wear the

name of God on their foreheads, at least according to these verses. Also, as in

accord with other Vedic prophecies, we can understand that there will be very

few people left in the world who will have any piety at all. So it would fit in

with the Vedic prophecies that by the time Lord Kalki appears, there may,

indeed, be only 144,000 who will be left in the world worthy of being

delivered from the godless and chaotic conditions of the earth. Or these may

be the seeds of the new civilization that will start the beginning of the next

age

of Satya-yuga. So Christians, along with everyone else, can get much

additional information in regard to the next coming of God, Lord Kalki, by

studying these descriptions, and not be fooled by false conclusions or

speculation.