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He rides a white horse called Devadatta, ends evil, purifies everyone's minds and consciousness, and heralds the start of Satya Yuga. [55] 19th-century Dashavatara painting (from left): Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki.
- Jaya and Vijaya (From Padmavati) (Upapuranas) Meghamala and Balahaka (From Rama) (Kalki Purana)
- Vaishnavism
- Vishnuyashas (father), Sumati (mother)
- Nandaka or Ratnamaru (Sword)
Etymology. The name Devadatta means god-given in Palī and Sanskrit. It is composed from the stem form of deva ("god") and the past participle datta of the verb da ("to give"), composed as a tatpuruṣa compound. In the Bhagavad Gītā, the conch shell used by Arjuna on the battle-field of Kurukshetra was named Devadatta.
Lord Kalki is often depicted as riding a flying white horse named Devadatta. The horse Devadatta is none but Garuda, the carrier of Lord Vishnu. He is carrying a blazing sword in his right hand and a shield in the left. He is dressed as a king with a crown on his head.
The popular image of the Kalkin Avatar is that of a rider upon a white horse, which some sources name as Devadatta (God-given). The horse itself is interpreted as symbolizing strength, while its color white represents the power of unity, as white unifies all colours in the spectrum.
Soon, Kalki worships Shiva, who gets pleased by the devotion and provides him in return a divine white horse named Devadatta (a manifestation of Garuda), a powerful sword, whereby its handle is bedecked with jewels, and a parrot named Shuka, who is an all-knower; the past, the present and the future.
The Kalki avatar is prophesised to arrive riding on Devadatta, a white horse with wings, holding a sword, at the end of Kali Yuga, and will end the dark period of degeneration and...
Where will Kalki Avatar find his mighty white horse Devadatta. The white horse Devadatta of Kalki Avatar allegorically symbolizes truthfulness that would be practiced by Kalki Avatar. It is riding a wave of 100% truthfulness a mortal amongst us would don the mettle of Kalki Avatar.
