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			'''Kalki''' (]: {{lang\|sa\|कल्कि}})
	'''Kalki''' (]: {{lang\|sa\|कल्कि}}; lit. ''destroyer of filth'') is the nemesis of demon ] and the tenth ] of ], foretold to appear at the end of ], the current epoch. The ''] scriptures'' foretell that Kalki will be atop a white horse with a drawn blazing sword. He is the harbinger of the ] in ], after which he will usher in ].

	In the ] ] tradition, 25 rulers of the ] Kingdom held the title of Kalki, ] or Kalki-king.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://kalachakranet.org/kalachakra_tantra_history.html \|title=Kalachakra History \|accessdate=2008-06-15 \|date=2006-07-29 \|work=International Kalachakra Network \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327125134/http://kalachakranet.org/kalachakra_tantra_history.html \|archivedate=27 March 2014 \|df= }}</ref> During Vaishakha, the first fortnight in Shukla Paksha is dedicated to fifteen deities, with each day for a different god. In this tradition, the twelfth day is Vaishakha Dwadashi and is dedicated to Madhava, another name for Kalki.

	== Etymology ==
	The name Kalki is derived from the Sanskrit word, kalā (कला) which means any practical art, any mechanical or fine art.

	The name Kalki may be a metaphor for ] or ] as kalā has the secondary meaning of a part (of anything) including time or atoms.

	The name 'Kalki' may also be derived from the ] word kalka (]: कल्क) which means 'filth'. So, the name 'Kalki' can also be meant 'destroyer of the filth'.

	==Maha Avatara==		==Maha Avatara==
	~~There are numerous interpretations of Vedic traditions. Avatara means "descent" and refers to a descent of the divine into the material realm in the Avatari's selfsame form.~~ The ] lists ], with Kalki being the tenth.<ref>{{cite book\|title=India through the ages\|last=Gopal\|first=Madan\|year= 1990\| page= 73\|editor=K.S. Gautam\|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref>		The ] lists ], with Kalki being the tenth.<ref>{{cite book\|title=India through the ages\|last=Gopal\|first=Madan\|year= 1990\| page= 73\|editor=K.S. Gautam\|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref>

	==Puranas==		==Puranas==
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	{{quote\|{{lang\|sa\|शम्भल ग्राम मुख्यस्य ब्राह्मणस्य महात्मनः।<br>भवने विष्णुयशसः कल्किः प्रादुर्भविष्यति॥}}\|Srimad Bhagavatha Maha Purana – 12:2:18}}		{{quote\|{{lang\|sa\|शम्भल ग्राम मुख्यस्य ब्राह्मणस्य महात्मनः।<br>भवने विष्णुयशसः कल्किः प्रादुर्भविष्यति॥}}\|Srimad Bhagavatha Maha Purana – 12:2:18}}

	:शम्भु Shmbhu (Shmbhu Bhola) + ल or ले (of) + ग्राम Grama (Community/Village) + मुख्यस्य Mukhyasya (Principally) + ब्राह्मणस्य Brahmanasya (of the Brahmins) + महात्मनः Maha Atman (Great Souls): ''At village/community of Shmbhal, principally of great soul brahmins.''
	:भवने Bhavanê (At the home of) + विष्णु Vishnu + यशसः Yáśas (Worthy) + कल्क Kalk ( Mud or Sediment) + इ i (to arise from, come from) + प्रादुर् Prādúr (Arise/Born) भविष्यति Bhavishyati (In the future): ''In the future at the home of Vishnu worthy, Kalki (mud/sediment born) will arrive.'' (This may point to a name equivalent to mud or sediment born.)

	{{quote\|{{lang\|sa\|द्वादश्यां शुक्ल-पक्षस्य माधवे मासि माधवम्।<br>जातं ददृशतुः पुत्रं पितरौ हृष्ट-मानसौ।।}}\|1:2:15 Kalki Purana}}		{{quote\|{{lang\|sa\|द्वादश्यां शुक्ल-पक्षस्य माधवे मासि माधवम्।<br>जातं ददृशतुः पुत्रं पितरौ हृष्ट-मानसौ।।}}\|1:2:15 Kalki Purana}}

	:द्वादश्यां - द्वा dvA (two) + दश्यां dashya (tens/10's) meaning 12 शुक्ल Shukla (bright) + पक्षस्य(pakshaya) parts (the first part of the moon cycle) + माधवे madhva is hindu month of Chaitra/Spring (March/April) + मासि masi (month of) + माधवम् Lord Vishnu(as Kalki) arrived: ''On the 12th of the waxing moon in the month of Madhwa Chaitra (March/April), 1st month of vikrami lunar year,Lord Vishnu (as Kalki) arrived.'' (This amounts to just 12 days per any given year, furthermore as there is only one day per year of Lord Sri Maha Vishnu (Chaitra Dwadashi), this amounts to just one (Chaitra Shukla Pakshaya Dwadashi) day each year or 100 days in a century.)
	:जातं jatam (born - brought into existence) + ददृशतुः dadastu (then) + पुत्रं putram (a son) + पितरौ pitarau (parents ) + हृष्ट hrshta (thrilling with rapture, rejoiced, pleased, glad, merry) + मानसौ manasau (mental feeling).: ''Then the parents were mentally overjoyed by their son being born.'' (This points to the sun sign of Aries. In the month of Chaitra (Spring March/April, 2nd month of lunar Hindu new year), the fifteen days in Shukla paksha (first fortnight / Waxing moon) are dedicated to fifteen gods or deities. Each day of the Chaitra month is dedicated to a different god. The 12th day of Chaitra Shukla Pakshaya is dedicated to Lord Sri Maha Vishnu.)

	There is a description of his background in other sources of scripture. The ], first taught by Buddha to Dharmaraja ] of ], also describes his background: {{quote\|Lord Kalki will appear in the home of the most eminent brahmana of ] village, the great souls Vishnuyasha and his wife, the pure of thought Sumati.\|Srimad-Bhagavatam Bhag.12.2.18}}

	''Vishnuyasha'' refers to the father of Kalki as a devotee of Vishnu while ''Sumati'' refers to His mother in Shambhala. Also it is written in ] that he will have four brothers who are ''Sumanta'', ''Prajna'' and ''Kavi''.

	The Agni Purana predicts that at the time of his birth, evil kings will feed on the pious. Kalki will be born son of Vishnuyasha in the mythic Shambhala. He will have ] as his spiritual guru.

	], the sixth avatar of ] is a ] (immortal) and in scripture is believed to be alive, waiting for the return of Kalki. He will be a martial preceptor of Kalki, teaching him military science, warfare arts and instructing him in the performance of a severe penance in order to receive celestial weaponry.<ref>https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByTCDrDij9HBWVA4VHYzY2g4elU/edit?pref=2&pli=1 Kalki Purana by Srila Prabhupada</ref><ref>https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/10341/will-parashurama-reappear-in-kaliyuga/10672#10672</ref>		], the sixth avatar of ] is a ] (immortal) and in scripture is believed to be alive, waiting for the return of Kalki. He will be a martial preceptor of Kalki, teaching him military science, warfare arts and instructing him in the performance of a severe penance in order to receive celestial weaponry.<ref>https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByTCDrDij9HBWVA4VHYzY2g4elU/edit?pref=2&pli=1 Kalki Purana by Srila Prabhupada</ref><ref>https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/10341/will-parashurama-reappear-in-kaliyuga/10672#10672</ref>
	<ref>{{cite book\|title=Agni Purana\|pages= 16.7–9}}</ref> The purana also relates that ], will then give up the form of Kalki, return to heaven and the Krita or ] will return as before.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Agni Purana\|pages= 16.10}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite book\|title=Agni Purana\|pages= 16.7–9}}</ref> The purana also relates that ], will then give up the form of Kalki, return to heaven and the Krita or ] will return as before.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Agni Purana\|pages= 16.10}}</ref>

	The ] also explains: {{quote\|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, when the eight suns (represented by 8 solar deities or ] who lord over ] ]) will together shine over the sky. By His irresistible might he will destroy all the mlecchas (Barbarians) 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 or ], 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.\|Vishnu Purana, Book Four, Chapter 24}}
	]		]
	The ] describes that Kalki will end the age of kali and kill all ]. He will gather all ] and propound the highest truth, bringing back the ways of dharma that have been lost, and removing the prolonged hunger of the ]. Kalki will defy oppression and be a banner of victory for the world.<ref name="Padma">{{cite book\|title=Padma Purana\|pages=6.71.279–282}}</ref>		The ] describes that Kalki will end the age of kali and kill all ]. He will gather all ] and propound the highest truth, bringing back the ways of dharma that have been lost, and removing the prolonged hunger of the ]. Kalki will defy oppression and be a banner of victory for the world.<ref name="Padma">{{cite book\|title=Padma Purana\|pages=6.71.279–282}}</ref>

	The ] states {{quote\|At the end of ], when there exist no topics on the subject of God, even at the residences of so-called saints and respectable gentlemen, and when the power of government is transferred to the hands of ministers elected from the evil men, and when nothing is known of the techniques of sacrifice, even by word, at that time the Lord will appear as the supreme chastiser.\|Bhagavata Purana, 2.7.38}} It goes on to foretell his arrival: {{quote\| The ascetic prince, 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 the millions of those thieves who have dared dress as kings.\|Bhagavata Purana, 12.2.19-20}}

	The ] combines elements of earlier scriptures to describe Kalki. He will have the power to change the course of the stream of time and restore the path of the righteous. The evil demon kali will spring from the back of ] and descend to earth and cause dharma to be forgotten and society to decay. When man stops offering ], ] will then descend a final time to save the steadfast. He will be reborn as Kalki to a Brahmin family in the city of ].

	Followers of ] have preserved the '']'' in which "Kalkin" is a title of 25 rulers in the mystical realm of ]. This tantra mirrors a number of prophecies of the Puranas.

	==Kalki Avatar according to Sikhism==
	{{Unreferenced section\|date=December 2016}}
	]

	Guru ] in his literary work uses several mythical characters from Hinduism texts, though he completely rejects such Gods and Goddesses. Kalki was described by Guru ] in ''Sri Dasam Granth'' and forming a part of the ]. Kalki is also mentioned in the oral traditions of Guru Gobind Singh known as the sau sakhis, and possibly the Sarbloh Granth. Guru Gobind Singh translates the version found in Vishnu Purana, that the Kalki is an avatar of Vishnu and that Kalki would return in Kali Yuga on horseback with sword, manifesting himself at the village ]{{citation needed\|date=September 2015}} and sounding his trumpet before fighting the wicked.

	Gobind Singh translating the Purana version writes in the ''Sri Dasam Granth'':

	''When there is incest, adultery, atheism, hatred of religion, no more dharma, and sin everywhere, the impossible Iron Age has come; in what way the world will be saved? For the helpless, Vishnu himself will manifest as the Supreme Purusha. He will be called the Kalki incarnation and will be glorious like a lion coming down from heaven.''

	==Weapons & Paraphernalia==		==Weapons & Paraphernalia==
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	==Padma==		==Padma==
	Padma will be the consort of the avatar, as written in the Kalki Purana.<ref>Kalki Purana:		Padma will be the consort of the avatar, as written in the Kalki Purana.<ref>Kalki Purana:
	1:3:9 - 1:3:10, 2:1:39- 2:1:41.</ref> The beloved of Kalki who is incarnation of ] lives at द्वीप dwīpa (island) सिंहले Simhalē (सिंह simha (Lion) + ले lē(of))~~= "the island of the lion"(1:3:9). The Lion City (similar to Sri Lanka).~~		1:3:9 - 1:3:10, 2:1:39- 2:1:41.</ref> The beloved of Kalki who is incarnation of ] lives at द्वीप dwīpa (island) सिंहले Simhalē (सिंह simha (Lion) + ले lē(of))

	Lord Vishnu said to Padmavati that you will receive me Lord Narayana as your husband. Anyone (human, demigod, demon, etc.) who desires a conjugal relationship with you will immediately be transformed into a woman, regardless of age. This curse is not applicable to Lord Hari, who is your only husband.<ref>Bhumipati Das. ''Sri Kalki Purana''. 2nd ed. India: Jai Nitai Press, 2011. pp. 50-51 (ch 4, text 40-44).</ref>		Lord Vishnu said to Padmavati that you will receive me Lord Narayana as your husband. Anyone (human, demigod, demon, etc.) who desires a conjugal relationship with you will immediately be transformed into a woman, regardless of age. This curse is not applicable to Lord Hari, who is your only husband.<ref>Bhumipati Das. ''Sri Kalki Purana''. 2nd ed. India: Jai Nitai Press, 2011. pp. 50-51 (ch 4, text 40-44).</ref>
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	===Origin of Kalki===		===Origin of Kalki===

	It is believed that the origin of Kalki will be in India on the banks of river ].

	]: (from left) Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki.]]		]: (from left) Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki.]]

	===Astrology===		===Astrology===
	Kalki can only be the one whose Birthday/Tithi falls on Dvadasi of Sukla Paksha. This amounts to just 12 days per any given year furthermore as it can only be the day of the Lord Sri Maha Vishnu (Chaitra Dwadashi) this amounts to just one day each year or 100 days in the last century.

	Indian astrologers have analysed Puranas extensively to try and foretell the time of birth of Kalki. The signs described in the Kalki Purana are as follows:
	# The moon will be in Dhanishtha nakshatra, Aquarius, suggesting he will be wealthy, acclaimed and swift in action and thought.
	# The sun will be in Swati, the nakshatra of the sword.
	# Jupiter will be in Purva Ashadha nakshatra, ].
	# The Ascendant Lord will be in Purva Ashadha nakshatra, also Sagittarius, suggesting invincibility and early victory.
	# Saturn will be exalted in ], predicting a balance between justice and the sword.
	# ], a five-headed snake god in navagraha, will be exalted in Scorpio, suggesting he will descend atop a great white steed.

	]

	The ] describe the date as twenty-one fortnights from the birth of Krishna, which itself falls on Janmashtami in August. This would put his descent at ], between April and May. At this time, the father of Kalki is foretold to be overwhelmed by the incarnation of Godhead that he sees as his son. This places Kalki under the sun sign of ] or ].

	The Bhavishya Purana foretells:

	{{quote\|
	The Savior of the entire universe, Maha Vishnu<br />
	will be born on Margashirsha Month, Krishna Ashtami<br />
	8th day after the full-moon day.
	\|Bhavishya Purana, Canto IV, Chapter 23, Text 15}}

	There have been a range of dates predicted, purportedly from different methods of calculation.<ref>http://www.kalagnanam.in/date-of-kalki-avatar-birth/</ref><ref name="Chandra">{{cite book\|last = Chandra\| first = Suresh\| authorlink = \| coauthors = \| title = Encyclopaedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses \| publisher = Kindle Edition\| date = Aug 15, 2012\| location = \| pages = \| url = \| doi = \| id = }}</ref> Sri ], for example, wrote 400 years ago in his ''Divya Maha Kalagnanam,''<ref>http://www.kalagnanam.in/</ref> or 'Divine Knowledge of the Time,' that Kalki would arrive when the moon, sun, Venus and Jupiter entered the same sign. This is not a rare occurrence and last happened in early 2012, passing without event.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Santanu Acharya \|url=http://ww-iii.tripod.com/hindu.htm \|title=Hindu Prophecies: Translations from the Kalki Purana \|publisher=Ww-iii.tripod.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-01-20}}</ref> The time of arrival of Kalki has not been consistently asserted by astrologers.<ref name="Chandra"/>		There have been a range of dates predicted, purportedly from different methods of calculation.<ref>http://www.kalagnanam.in/date-of-kalki-avatar-birth/</ref><ref name="Chandra">{{cite book\|last = Chandra\| first = Suresh\| authorlink = \| coauthors = \| title = Encyclopaedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses \| publisher = Kindle Edition\| date = Aug 15, 2012\| location = \| pages = \| url = \| doi = \| id = }}</ref> Sri ], for example, wrote 400 years ago in his ''Divya Maha Kalagnanam,''<ref>http://www.kalagnanam.in/</ref> or 'Divine Knowledge of the Time,' that Kalki would arrive when the moon, sun, Venus and Jupiter entered the same sign. This is not a rare occurrence and last happened in early 2012, passing without event.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Santanu Acharya \|url=http://ww-iii.tripod.com/hindu.htm \|title=Hindu Prophecies: Translations from the Kalki Purana \|publisher=Ww-iii.tripod.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-01-20}}</ref> The time of arrival of Kalki has not been consistently asserted by astrologers.<ref name="Chandra"/>

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For other uses, see Kalki (disambiguation).

Kalki
Destroyer of Filth The nemesis of Kali (demon)
Kalki on horse
Devanagari	कल्कि
Sanskrit transliteration	Kalki
Affiliation	Tenth avatar of Vishnu
Successor	Satya Yuga
Abode	Shambhala
Planet	Earth
Weapon	Ratna Maru (sword) (weapon of Shiva) Bow and arrow (sometimes)
Mount	Devadatta (i.e. White horse) Shuka (parrot) (sometimes)
Texts	Bhagavata Purana Garuda Purana Kalki Purana Padma Purana Vishnu Purana
Ethnic group	Brahmin
Genealogy
Parents	Vishnu Yasha (father) Sumati (mother)
Siblings	Kavi (elder brother) Pragya (elder brother) Sumantrak (elder brother) Sumuti (sister-in-law; Pragya's wife) Maalini (sister-in-law; Sumantrak's wife) (From Kavi) Vrihad Keerti (nephew) Vrihadbahu (nephew) (From Pragya) Yagya (nephew) Vigya (nephew) (From Sumantrak) Shasan (nephew) Vegavaan (nephew)
Consort	Padma (Avatar of Lakshmi, and daughter of King Vrihadrath and Kaumudi) Ramaa (second wife) (Daughter of King Shashidhwaja and Sushanta)
Children	(From Padma) Jai (son) Vijai (son) (From Ramaa) Meghamaal (son) Balahaka (son)

Kalki (Devanagari: कल्कि)

Maha Avatara

The Garuda Purana lists ten avatars, with Kalki being the tenth.

Puranas

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One of the earliest mentions of Kalki is in the Vishnu Purana, dated to after the Gupta Empire.

Birth

As written in the Kalki Purana:

शम्भल ग्राम मुख्यस्य ब्राह्मणस्य महात्मनः।
भवने विष्णुयशसः कल्किः प्रादुर्भविष्यति॥
— Srimad Bhagavatha Maha Purana – 12:2:18

द्वादश्यां शुक्ल-पक्षस्य माधवे मासि माधवम्।
जातं ददृशतुः पुत्रं पितरौ हृष्ट-मानसौ।।
— 1:2:15 Kalki Purana

Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu is a Chiranjivi (immortal) and in scripture is believed to be alive, waiting for the return of Kalki. He will be a martial preceptor of Kalki, teaching him military science, warfare arts and instructing him in the performance of a severe penance in order to receive celestial weaponry. The purana also relates that Hari, will then give up the form of Kalki, return to heaven and the Krita or Satya Yuga will return as before.

The Padma Purana describes that Kalki will end the age of kali and kill all mlecchas. He will gather all brahmanas and propound the highest truth, bringing back the ways of dharma that have been lost, and removing the prolonged hunger of the Brahmin. Kalki will defy oppression and be a banner of victory for the world.

Weapons & Paraphernalia

This horse was manifested from Garuda, and it can go anywhere at will and assume many different forms. Here also is a parrot that knows everything - past, present, and future. I would like to offer You both the horse and the parrot and so please accept them. By the influence of this horse and parrot, the people of the world will know You as a learned scholar of all scriptures who is a master of the art of releasing arrows, and thus the conqueror of all. I would also like to present You this sharp, strong sword and so please accept it. The handle of this sword is bedecked with jewels, and it is extremely powerful. As such, the sword will help You to reduce the heavy burden of the earth.

Thereafter, Lord Kalki picked up His brightly shining trident and bow and arrows and sets out from His palace, riding upon His victorious horse and wearing His amulet.

Padma

Padma will be the consort of the avatar, as written in the Kalki Purana. The beloved of Kalki who is incarnation of Lakshmi lives at द्वीप dwīpa (island) सिंहले Simhalē (सिंह simha (Lion) + ले lē(of))

Lord Vishnu said to Padmavati that you will receive me Lord Narayana as your husband. Anyone (human, demigod, demon, etc.) who desires a conjugal relationship with you will immediately be transformed into a woman, regardless of age. This curse is not applicable to Lord Hari, who is your only husband.

Predictions about his birth and time of arrival

Main article: End time

Modern scholars have attempted to link recent history to Kalki. Given the traditional account of the Kali Yuga, which will last 432,000 years, and began in 3102 BCE, scholars such as Sri Yukteswar Giri have claimed there are smaller cycles within the larger 432,000 year revolution.

Origin of Kalki

Astrology

There have been a range of dates predicted, purportedly from different methods of calculation. Sri Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami, for example, wrote 400 years ago in his Divya Maha Kalagnanam, or 'Divine Knowledge of the Time,' that Kalki would arrive when the moon, sun, Venus and Jupiter entered the same sign. This is not a rare occurrence and last happened in early 2012, passing without event. The time of arrival of Kalki has not been consistently asserted by astrologers.

People who have claimed to be Kalki

Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community believe their founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, to be the Kalki Avatar.
Members of the Bahá'í Faith have interpreted the prophecies of end time as references to the arrival of their founder Bahá'u'lláh, which has helped growth of the Bahá'í faith in India.
By some members of the Ahmadiya Muslim Community, Kalki Avatar is believed to be the Islamic Prophet Muhammad; some of the Muslim scholars and a few of the Hindu scholars also argued that Kalki is mentioned indicating Muhammad in some Hindu scriptures. However, most of the Hindu scholars widely discarded it as a false theory, claiming that Kalki is supposed to arrive at the end of Kali Yuga, not in the beginning.
Víctor Manuel Gómez Rodríguez, or Samael Aun Weor, founder of the Universal Christian Gnostic Movement, stated that he was the Maitreya Buddha and the Kalki Avatar of the New Age of Aquarius".
The Kalki Avatar Foundation claims that Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi is the Kalki Avatar as well as Messiah and Imam Mehdi, whose teachings are beneficial for people of all faiths.

Kalki Avatar and Saoshyant - Shah Behramshah Varzavand

Persians (Zoroastrian) migrated from Persia to land on the shores of Nargol then spread south to Sanjan and north to Udvada, this migration was based on the prophecy that the mother of the coming Saoshyant, Shah Behramshah Varzavand, will be born in the west of Hindustan, somewhere near Bharuch, Gujarat.

Udvada is the holy place for Zoroastrians and Nargol has religious significance to the followers of Late Shree Nirmala Srivastava (a.k.a Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, the founder of Sahaja Yoga). According to the founder and spiritual leader of Sahaja Yoga, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, her Sahasrara Chakra was opened in Nargol in the year 1970 under a Saru tree, thus marking the beginning of Sahaja Yoga, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi's life was dedicated to preparing the world for the coming of Kalki Avatar.

References

Kalki Purana: 3:14:31
Kalki Purana: 1:2:10
Kalki Purana: 1:3:27
Kalki Purana: 3:1:1
Kalki Purana: 1:3:25,28
Manmatha Nath Dutt, tr., The Garuda Puranam (1908), p. 4
Kalki Purana: 3:16:27
Kalki Purana: 2:1:22
Kalki Purana: 2:6:36
Kalki Purana: 3:18:44
^ Kalki Purana: 1:2:11
^ Kalki Purana: 1:2:31-32
^ Kalki Purana: 2:6:34
^ Kalki Purana: 2:6:35
Kalki Purana: 2:6:33
Kalki Purana: 1:2:6
Kalki Purana: 3:10:25
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https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByTCDrDij9HBWVA4VHYzY2g4elU/edit?pref=2&pli=1 Kalki Purana by Srila Prabhupada
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Agni Purana. pp. 16.7–9.
Agni Purana. p. 16.10.
Padma Purana. pp. 6.71.279–282.
Bhumipati Das. Sri Kalki Purana. 2nd ed. India: Jai Nitai Press, 2011. pp. 33-34 (ch 3, text 25-27).
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Kalki Purana: 1:3:9 - 1:3:10, 2:1:39- 2:1:41.
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Behman Yasht: 3,13 (S.B.E. Vol. V) of the birth 'among the Hindus' (i.e. in India) of Behram Varjavand.

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