Kalki
E110824
Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalki canonical | 4 |
| Kalki Avatar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902581 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalki Context triple: [Vishnu, avatar, Kalki]
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A.
Vaikuntha
Vaikuntha is the eternal, transcendental spiritual realm in Hinduism where the god Vishnu resides in supreme bliss with his devotees.
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B.
Ananta
Ananta is the cosmic serpent in Hindu mythology who serves as the endless, thousand-headed couch of the god Vishnu and symbolizes infinity and timelessness.
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C.
Kubera
Kubera is the Hindu god of wealth and the treasurer of the gods, revered as the lord of riches and prosperity.
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D.
Kripa
Kripa is a revered warrior and sage in the Mahabharata, known as one of the few survivors of the Kurukshetra war and respected as a wise teacher and counselor.
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E.
Purna
Purna is a river in India that serves as one of the important tributaries of the Godavari River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalki Target entity description: Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
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A.
Vaikuntha
Vaikuntha is the eternal, transcendental spiritual realm in Hinduism where the god Vishnu resides in supreme bliss with his devotees.
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B.
Ananta
Ananta is the cosmic serpent in Hindu mythology who serves as the endless, thousand-headed couch of the god Vishnu and symbolizes infinity and timelessness.
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C.
Kubera
Kubera is the Hindu god of wealth and the treasurer of the gods, revered as the lord of riches and prosperity.
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D.
Kripa
Kripa is a revered warrior and sage in the Mahabharata, known as one of the few survivors of the Kurukshetra war and respected as a wise teacher and counselor.
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E.
Purna
Purna is a river in India that serves as one of the important tributaries of the Godavari River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
avatar of Vishnu ⓘ eschatological figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Agni Purana
ⓘ
Bhagavata Purana ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ
surface form:
Mahabharata (later passages)
Puranas ⓘ Vishnu Purana ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Kali Yuga
ⓘ
Satya Yuga ⓘ dharma ⓘ pralaya (cosmic dissolution) ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Vishnu ⓘ |
| birthplace |
Shangri-La
ⓘ
surface form:
Shambhala (mythic village or city)
|
| cosmicFunction |
end the age of darkness (Kali Yuga)
ⓘ
initiate a new cycle of time ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | transition between yuga cycles ⓘ |
| cultAndWorship | venerated in some Vaishnava traditions ⓘ |
| domain | Hindu eschatology ⓘ |
| eschatologicalContext | end of Kali Yuga ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
brandishing a sword
ⓘ
radiant or blazing form ⓘ riding a white horse ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mission |
annihilate evil rulers
ⓘ
re-establish Satya Yuga ⓘ re-establish cosmic order ⓘ restore righteousness (dharma) ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | often interpreted as ‘destroyer of filth’ ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Kalkin ⓘ |
| parents |
Sumati (mother)
ⓘ
Vishnuyasha (father) ⓘ |
| positionInDashavatara | tenth avatar of Vishnu ⓘ |
| relatedFigure |
Dashavatara
ⓘ
surface form:
Dashavatara of Vishnu
Krishna ⓘ Rama ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
destroyer of adharma
ⓘ
future incarnation of Vishnu ⓘ restorer of dharma ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | prophesied, not yet manifested ⓘ |
| temporalStatus | future avatar ⓘ |
| theologicalInterpretation |
symbol of renewal of cosmic order
ⓘ
symbol of ultimate justice ⓘ |
| title |
Kalki
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kalki Avatar
Kalkin ⓘ |
| vehicle | white horse ⓘ |
| weapon | sword ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Kalki Description of subject: Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.