Viṣṇuyaśas

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Viṣṇuyaśas. A prominent Hindu brahman. One of his descendants will be born at the end of the Kali-yuga, as Kalki(n), the avatāra, of the future, of Viṣṇu. His coming will restore peace and innocence to the earth (Viṣṇu Purāṇa 4. 24).

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