Therefore, to restore righteousness in the world, the Kalki avatar of Lord Vishnu would take birth as the savior of the Goddess Earth and the people who dwell on it. Kalki avatar is depicted on a white horse named Devdutta with a blazing sword in his right hand and a chakra.
After the Battle of Kurukshetra, Lord Krishna informed the Pandavas that the era of Kali would begin. Therefore, they should fulfill all their responsibilities and duties as Kshatriyas towards the subject.
However, Krishna remained on Earth for about 36 years after the Mahabharata. Krishna's departure indicated to the Pandavas that the era of Kali was about to begin. King Yudhishthir handed over his reign to Parikshit, a son of Abhimanyu, grandson of Arjun, and left for the Himalayas. The Mahabharata narrates the dream of Yudhishthir about the adharma of Kali Yuga and how he would destroy people.
Here are the signs that Yudhishthir has in his dream:
The religion, purity, kindness, humility, and tolerance of the people in Kali Yuga would decrease with time.
Humans would practice hypocrisy and call it virtue.
Kali Yuga people would suffer from a lack of physical strength, a weak memory, and a short life span.
People in Kali Yuga would live for only fifty years.
In the era of Kali, wealth would be considered a sign of noble birth, decent behavior, and one's quality as a human being.
One's wealth and power would determine the law and justice. Poor people would suffer from power-possessed people.
Men and women would live together only for physical needs, and the institution of marriage would be reduced.
By the end of Kali Yuga, there would be no family extension other than the immediate bindings of the couple in marriage.
Businesses would thrive on deception.
Manliness and womanliness would decide on expertise in intercourse activities.
Clothing would define a person's spirituality.
Wealth may define a person's status in society.
People who juggle with words would be considered scholars.
The hairstyles of people would define their beauty.
Filling the belly would be the only goal for most people.
Religion would be considered holy only for the sake of reputation in society.
Wherever a pool of water is, it may be considered a holy place.
With the growing population of wicked people, they may control politics and run society as per their needs and power.
People may lose their property and wives to these wicked politicians, and the citizens may flee to forests and the Himalayas.
Food shortages and taxes may force people to eat leaves, seeds, roots, flesh, flowers, honey, etc.
By the end of the Kali Yuga, people would be the size of a thumb, and trees would be the size of a hand.
Varnashrama of religious principles would destroy them completely.
Humans would forget the Vedas and ancient texts and become animalistic and atheistic.
Deception, lying, and violence would become men's daily jobs as they would lose their thinking power of righteousness.
Birth of the Kalki Avatar of Lord Vishnu: Prediction
As per the Srimad Bhagavata, an ancient Sanskrit textbook, the birth of the Kalki avatar of Lord Vishnu would take place on the 21st day of Margashirsha month, the 8th day after Krishna Astami.
Bhagavata Purana narrates slokas on Kalki avatar:
अथासौ युगसन्ध्यायां दस्युप्रायेषु राजसु ।
जनिता विष्णुयशसो नाम्ना कल्किर्जगत्पति: ॥ २५ ॥
Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 1, Chapter 3, and Shloka 2
Translation of Shloka 25
At the end of the Kali Yuga, before the beginning of the Satya Yuga, Lord Vishnu would take birth as the son of Viṣṇu Yaśā and would be known as Kalki. All the rulers of the earth would have corrupted into looters.
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