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Kalki Purana Sri Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasadeva Center Vedic Om Aditya Astrology Ayurveda Video Advice Vedic ceremony Join our Facebook group! Join our You Tube group! All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gaurahga! Sri Kalki Purana Sri Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasadeva Translated by Bhumipati Das Edited by Purnaprajna Das Presented by Laxman Das and Sanmohini Devi Dasi Published by Tai Nitai Press All matter is copyright by Jai Nitai Press, 2006. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, by any means, including mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written consent of the publisher First printing 1,000 copies Printed in India Anyone interested in purchasing or distributing this book, please contact Bhumipati Das 10, Sheetal Chaya, Ramanreti, Vnndavan 281121 Mathura, UP, India Phone 0565-2540515 E-mail. [email protected] This English edition of Sri Kalki Purana is dedicated to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Kribhna Consciousness А С К N О W L Е D С ; Е М Е N Т S It is with great satisfaction that I present this English edition of Sri Kalki Purana, which was compiled by Srlla Vyasadeva for the pleasure of the devotees. 1 pray that this presentation will be accepted as a sincere attempt to glorify Lord Kalki, the incarnation of Godhead. My Godbrother, Laxman Das, inspired me to undertake this translation of Sri Kalki Purana and so I first wish to thank him. He has also paid the total amount required for the publication of this book. Without his assistance, this book would not have been possible to publish. I also wish to thank Purnaprajna Prabhu for editing and proofreading this book, Kurma Rupa Prabhu for doing the layout and cover design, and Anjana Dasa for painting the cover illustration. I also wish to thank my wife, Caitanya Devi Dasi, and son, Bhakti Siddhanta Das, for typing the manuscript into the computer. I thank Giridhari Das for typing the roman transliteration of the verses. Bhumipati Dasa Completed on the disappearance day of Srlla Bhaktisiddhanta SarasvatI Thakura 8/ 12/ 2006 CONTENTS Introduction vii CHAPTERS 1. A Description of Kali-Yuga 1 2. The Birth and Sacred Thread Ceremony of Lord Kalki 14 3. Lord Kalki Receives Benedictions From Siva and Parvati 27 4. PadmavatI Receives a Benediction From Lord Siva 40 5. Padmavati's Svayamvara 52 6. Suka Goes To Simhala as the Envoy of Lord Kalki Conversation Between PadmavatI And Suka 60 7. The Procedure for Worshiping Lord Visnu 70 8. Conversation Between PadmavatI and Suka Lord Kalki Goes to Simhala 79 9. The Meeting of Lord Kalki and PadmavatI , 91 10. The Marriage Of Lord Kalki To PadmavatI Prayers of The Kings To Lord Kalki 100 11. The Story of Ananta and How He was Influenced by Maya 110 12. The Meeting of Ananta And Harhsa 125 13. Visvakarma Reconstructs the Village of Sambhala The Arrival of Lord Kalki 137 14. Lord Kalki Conquers the Buddhists Who Opposed Him 148 15. Lord Kalki Is Attacked By The Mleccha Women Instructions by the Weapons Personified 161 16. The Killing of the RaksasI, Kuthodarl 173 17. The Descendents of the Surya Dynasty Lord Ramacandra's Pastimes 185 18. The Descendents of Lord Ramacandra King Maru and King Devapi 204 19. The Appearance of Satya-Yuga Description of the Different Manus 214 20. Lord Kalki Goes Out to Conquer Kali and His Allies 219 21. The Followers of Kali Are Defeated The Killing of Koka And Vikoka 231 22. Lord Kalki Travels To Bhallatanagara Ruled By Sas'idhvaja A Great Battle Takes Place 241 23. King Sasidhvaja Brings Lord Kalki to His Palace 253 24. The Prayers of Susanta Lord Kalki Marries King Sasidhvaja's Daughter 259 25. The Devotion of Sas'idhvaja And His Previous History 268 26. The Glories of the Devotees of Lord Han 281 27. The Story of Dvivida Gorilla King Sasidhvaja's Previous Birth as King Satrajit 289 28. Kalki Travels to Kaficananagara and Delivered Visakanya 299 29. Prayers Offered to Maya-Devi, The Deliverance Of King Sas'idhvaja 308 30. Lord Kalki And Vis'nuyasa Perform Sacrifices Instructions by Narada Mum 313 31. The Vow of Rukmini 327 32. Lord Kalki Enjoys Pastimes With His Consorts 339 33. The Demigods Arrive at Sambhala The Disappearance of Lord Kalki 346 34. Prayers Offered to Mother Ganga 356 35. The Glories of Hearing Sri Kalki Purana 361 I N Г R О D L С Т I О N About five thousand years ago, Sri Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa, an empowered incarnation of Lord Krsna, appeared in the holy land of Bharatavarsa. Realizing that as the four yugas progress, the human beings' power of understanding gradually diminishes; He divided the one Veda into four and imparted them to His four principal disciples. These four Vedas are the Sama, Rk, Yajur, and Atharva. Later on, His disciples again divided the Vedas into many branches. Even after dividing the Vedas, Srila Vyasadeva did not feel satisfied. Thinking that it will be impossible for the people of Kah- yug a to understand the actual purport o f th e Vedas, H e took th e essence o f that understandin g an d compiled a simple literatur e called th e Purana Samhita, i n stor y form . Base d o n thi s literature , Hi s thre e principa l disciples wrot e thre e more sarhhitas: Savarm- samhita , Samsapayana - samhita, and Akrtavrana- samhita. Th e eighteen Puranas and thirty- si x sub Purana s were late r compiled , bein g base d o n these fou r samhitas . Because Sril a Vyasadeva' s Puran a Samhit a i s th e sourc e o f thes e literatures, all th e Puranas and su b Purana s are attributed t o him. Among th e upa-purana s o r su b Puranas , the Kalk i Puran a i s most sacred and widely respected. At th e end of Kah- yuga , the Supreme Lord, Han, wil l incarnat e a s Lor d Kalk i an d kil l al l th e mlecchas , yavanas , atheists, and Buddhists o f th e world tha t defy th e Vedic authority. The pastimes o f Lor d Kalk i ar e th e subjec t matte r o f thi s literature , whic h is presente d i n stor y form. Exalte d personalitie s ca n se e everything , past, present, and future. Fo r this reason , there i s n o fault i n narratin g these futur e event s a s i f the y ha d alread y occurred . The Kalk i Puran a consists o f thirty- five chapters . C\RE FO R IN VRINDAVA N w» w careforcows or g Readers interested m protecting abandoned cow s in Vnndavan should contact kurmarupa@careforcow s or g CHAPTER ON E A Description of Kali-Yuga Text 1 sendra deiagana munisvarajana lokah sapalah sada yam sarvartha susiddhaye pratidinam bhaktya bhajanti uttamah torn vighnesam anantam acyutam ajam sarvajna sarvasrayam vande vaidika tantnkadi vwidhaih sastrmh puro vanditam I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Acyuta, the unborn, omniscient, and unlimited Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the destroyer of all obstacles, the shelter of all living entities, and the original speaker of the Vedic literature He is worshiped with great devotion by the demigods, headed by Indra, the foremost of sages, and by the rulers of the various planetary systems, for the purpose of attaining all kinds of perfection in life Text 2 narayanam namaskrtya naram cawa narottamam devim sarasvatin can a tato jayam udirayet Before reciting this Kalki Purana,, which is the verv means of conquest, one should offer respectful obeisances unto the Personality of Godhead, Narayana, unto Nara narayana Rsi, the supermost human being, unto mother SarasvatI, the goddess of learning, and unto Srila Vyasadeva, the author Text 3 yad dordanda karala sarpa kavala jvala jvalad vigraha netuh batkarah SRI KALK I PURAN A vala danda dahtd bhupdh ksiti ksobhakdh sasvat saindhava vahano dvija janih kalkih paratma hanh pdrdt satyayugadikrt sa bhagavan dharma pravrm pnyah May the Suprem e Personality o f Godhead , having assume d th e for m of Kalki , wh o i s th e Supersou l o f al l livin g entities, establish th e eternal principles o f religio n Havin g appeare d in a family o f brdhmanas, H e will annihilate the sinful king s o f Kali- yuga b y the fire o f the poison emanating from Hi s ferociou s serpent- lik e hand s whil e ridin g o n th e bac k o f a n excellent hors e o f th e Sind h province . I n this way , H e will protec t the pious and re- establish Satya- yug a Text 4- 5 ш sutavacah srutva naimisaranya vdsinah saunakadya mahabhagdh papracchustam katha mimdm he suta sarvadharmajna lomaharsana putraka mkalajfia purdnajn a vada bhdgavatim kathdm After Sr i Sut a Gosvam i ha d offere d hi s obeisance s t o th e Suprem e Lord m this manner, the sages at Naimisaranya, headed b y Saunak a Rsi, said: О Sut a Gosvami 1 О so n o f Romaharsana ! О knowe r o f religiou s principles! О see r o f past , present an d future! О learned authority o f the Puranas, pleas e continu e narratin g t o u s th e pastime s o f th e Suprem e Lord.
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