Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.3.25
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKalki’s Advent Is Foretold
“Thereafter, at the conjunction of two yugas, the Lord of the creation will take His birth as the Kalki incarnation and become the son of Viṣṇu Yaśā. At this time almost all the rulers of the earth will have degenerated into plunderers.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord of creation will appear as Kalki when almost all earthly rulers have become plunderers.
- His appearance will occur at the end of Kali-yuga and the beginning of Satya-yuga. The four yugas rotate like the months of a calendar.
- The purport names His father as Viṣṇu Yaśā, a learned brāhmaṇa, and His village as Śambhala. These specific predictions are presented as evidence of the authority of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Try this today
Write down the three details given about Kalki’s appearance: the time, His father and the village.
Ask yourself
What does this detailed foretelling invite me to consider about the authority of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.