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Re: Your Query on Kalki avathAram

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Sadagopan • April 11, 2003 


SrI:

Dear  SrImathi Radha:

Herea re some  comments in response 
to your question on the representation
of Kalki avathAram.

It is  correct to represent the Kalki
avathAra with a Horse faced Lord 
riding  a  white horse. This is as it is
in PurANams.

SrI HayagrIva avathAram is considered 
as the First of the avathArams and is not
counted in the traditional list of DasAvathArams .
Kalki BhagavAn is depicted as the avathAram
taking at a place named SampaLam . He is born
as the son of a Brahmin by name " VishNu Yasas" .
He will have  a horse face (similar to Lord HayagrIvan),
ride a white horse and with sword in hand 
destroy the paapis , who become abundant 
due to the intensity of the reign of kali Purushan. 
His word destroys adharmam and sets in the Krutha Yugam.

Swamy  desikan pays His tribute to this future 
avathAram this way: 

BhAvinyA dasayA Bhavan iha bhava-dhvamsAya na: kalpathAm
KalkI VishNuyasa: sutha kali kaTA kAlushya koolankasha:
nissEsha: kashatha kaNDakE kshithi talE dhArA jalogair-dhruvam
dharmam kArttha Yugam prarOhayathi yannisthrims dhArAdhara:

-- SrI DasAvathAra sthOthram : SlOkam 11 

KalkI BhagavAn is saluted as " kali kaTA kAlushya 
kUlankasha:" ( KalkI BhagavAn destroys all the confusion
arising from the ascenmdancy of Kali Yugam ).He is 
recognized as a Future avathAram ( BhavinyA dasayA)
and destroyer of SamsAric afflictions ( Bhava dhvamsan).
He is considered as the harbinger of Krutha Yuga dharmam,
which is the Yugam with the highest level of righteousness
( kArtha Yugam dharmam dhruvam prarOhayathi).      


At 04:47 PM 4/8/03 -0700, you wrote:
>DEar members 
>
>I have a doubt. In the Dasa avatar, it is said that in
>the 10th avatar, Lord Vishnu will come in white horse.
>But, generally during Golu, Kalki Avatar is
>represented by the idol with horse face. Lord
>Hayagreeva has the face of a horse. So I am bit
>confused whether Lord Hayagreeva is only represented
>as the tenth Avatar in the Bommai's and I do not know
>whether I am correct or wrong. Please guide me.
>
>Thanks
>
>Regards
>
>Radha
>
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