Kali (asura)
Nemesis of Hindu deity Kalki / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the goddess Kali.
In Hinduism, Kali (Devanāgari: कलि, IAST: kali, with both vowels short; from a root kad, 'suffer, hurt, startle, confuse') is the being who reigns during the age of the Kali Yuga and acts as the nemesis of Kalki, the tenth and final avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu.
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Kali | |
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Personification of Adharma | |
Devanagari | कलि/कली |
Sanskrit transliteration | Kali |
Affiliation | Asura Adharma |
Abode | Naraka |
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Siblings | Durukti |
Consort | Durukti |
Children | Bhaya Mrityu Dumvishnu Niraswati Vishbrahma Alakshmi |
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