Kalki

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Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kalki canonical 15
Kalki (future avatar of Vishnu) 1
Kalki Avatar 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity ⓘ
avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
eschatological figure ⓘ
appearsIn Agni Purana ⓘ
Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Mahabharata (later passages) ⓘ
linked to: Mahabharata

Puranas ⓘ
Vishnu Purana ⓘ
associatedConcept Kali Yuga ⓘ
Satya Yuga ⓘ
dharma ⓘ
pralaya (cosmic dissolution) ⓘ
associatedDeity Vishnu ⓘ
birthplace Shambhala (mythic village or city) ⓘ
linked to: Shangri-La
cosmicFunction end the age of darkness (Kali Yuga) ⓘ
initiate a new cycle of time ⓘ
cosmicRole transition between yuga cycles ⓘ
cultAndWorship venerated in some Vaishnava traditions ⓘ
domain Hindu eschatology ⓘ
eschatologicalContext end of Kali Yuga ⓘ
iconographicAttribute brandishing a sword ⓘ
radiant or blazing form ⓘ
riding a white horse ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit ⓘ
mission annihilate evil rulers ⓘ
re-establish Satya Yuga ⓘ
re-establish cosmic order ⓘ
restore righteousness (dharma) ⓘ
nameMeaning often interpreted as ‘destroyer of filth’ ⓘ
nameVariant Kalkin ⓘ
parents Sumati (mother) ⓘ
Vishnuyasha (father) ⓘ
positionInDashavatara tenth avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
relatedFigure Dashavatara of Vishnu ⓘ
linked to: Dashavatara

Krishna ⓘ
Rama ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
role destroyer of adharma ⓘ
future incarnation of Vishnu ⓘ
restorer of dharma ⓘ
scripturalStatus prophesied, not yet manifested ⓘ
temporalStatus future avatar ⓘ
theologicalInterpretation symbol of renewal of cosmic order ⓘ
symbol of ultimate justice ⓘ
title Kalki Avatar ⓘ
linked to: Kalki

Kalkin ⓘ
vehicle white horse ⓘ
weapon sword ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vishnu → avatar → Kalki ⓘ
Vaishnavism → honorsAvatar → Kalki ⓘ
Dashavatara → member → Kalki ⓘ
Dashavatara → sequenceEnd → Kalki ⓘ
Kalki → title → Kalki Avatar ⓘ
linked to: Kalki
Kali Yuga → associatedDeity → Kalki (future avatar of Vishnu) ⓘ
linked to: Kalki
Vishnuyasha → child → Kalki ⓘ
subject linked to: Vishnuyasha (father)
Vishnuyasha → associatedAvatar → Kalki ⓘ
subject linked to: Vishnuyasha (father)
Vishnuyasha → relatedConcept → Kalki avatar ⓘ
subject linked to: Vishnuyasha (father)
linked to: Kalki
Vishnuyasha → hasNotableOffspring → Kalki ⓘ
subject linked to: Vishnuyasha (father)
Sumati → child → Kalki ⓘ
subject linked to: Sumati (mother)
Sumati → associatedWith → Kalki ⓘ
subject linked to: Sumati (mother)
Kalkin → alternateName → Kalki ⓘ
Yashpal → notableWork → Kalki ⓘ
Hindu pantheon → hasDeity → Kalki ⓘ
Mahavishnu → hasAvatar → Kalki ⓘ