The order of the Dashavataras has been interpreted to be reflective of Darwinian evolution. According to Shally A Dhar’s article: https://www.quora.com/How-real-are-the-10-avatars-of-Vishnu-dasavathara.

Vishnu Avatar is nothing but representation of evolution of earth , How life was first created, evolved and various stages…

  1. Matasya Avatar – > Life originated in sea , fish is the first Vertebrates
  2. Kurma– > This represents Amphibians , could survive on both and and water
  3. Varaha-> Wild land animal – complete transition from water to Land , next milestone in evolution
  4. Narasimha-> conceptualisation of Homo Sapiens , the next big thing on the part of evolution
  5. Vaman-> Short human being , Still not complete evolved
  6. Parsuram-> Living in Jungles , Started Using weapons
  7. Ram-> Moving to civil societies , learning to living as community , Various Skills developed , still not corrupt
  8. Krishna-> Society advancement in Political field , more complexity added , manipulation , greed .
  9. Budha \ Mahavir \ Balram\ JagannathMohini > On the path of enlightenment , more evolved human being , trying to find answers within (many people blasting me for incorrect representation of this avatar. Avatar is not important, the message is.)
  10. Kalki->Human advanced to the level of self – destruction.

 

The depravity of the human race in Kali Yuga and its consequences as described in our ancient texts:

Wealth and piety will decrease day by day, until the world will be totally depraved. then property alone will confer rank; wealth will be the only source of devotion; passion will be the sole bond of union between the sexes; falsehood will be the only means of success in litigation; and women will be objects merely of sensual gratification. Earth will be venerated but for its mineral treasures; dishonesty will be the universal means of subsistence; weakness will be the cause of dependence; menace and presumption will be substituted for learning; liberality will be devotion; simple ablutions will be purification; mutual assent will be marriage; fine clothes will be dignity; and water afar off will be esteemed a holy spring. Amidst all castes he who is the strongest will reign over the principality, thus vitiated by many faults. Thus in the Kali age decay shall constantly proceed, until the human race approaches its annihilation.’ – Vishnu Purana 4.24

Sounds familiar?? Just open the newspaper every morning and examples of these would be evident… We have reached the point of self-destruction but it is not ‘Saving the earth’ that is something we need to do. The earth can take care of itself. It is our future on this planet that needs attention… Humans in the Kali Yuga are doing our best to make ourselves extinct. We are doing all the wrong things, we have grown to unsustainable numbers. The only thing that can be done perhaps is to make our exit as graceful as possible. We can only extend our stay on the planet by the means suggested by environmentalists. We can delay the inevitable but we cannot avoid it. A new more advanced lifeform awaits… The author Dan Brown talks of the Transhumanist theory in his book ‘Inferno’ where the protagonist Robert Langdon learns of the Inferno virus created by Bertrand Zobrist to infect the earth’s vulnerable humans in a bid to deal with overpopulation resulting in a DNA redesign of our species (A bit reminiscent of Hitler and the holocaust!!). You might think, “What is the use then of doing what the environmentalists say, if we’re going to die-out anyway?” It’s not going to happen tomorrow, but it is… Consider the time frame in evolutionary terms, in terms of ‘Yugas’.

When the Kali age is well-nigh past, the Lord will appear in His Divine form consisting of Sattva[purity] alone for the protection of virtue. Lord Vishnu adorned of the whole animate and inanimate creation, and the Soul of the Universe, appears in this world of matter for protecting the virtue of the righteous and wiping out the entire stock of their Karma and thereby liberating them. The Lord will appear under the name of Kalki.. riding a white horse.. and capable of subduing the wicked. the Lord of the Universe with divine powers and possessed of endless virtues and matchless splendor, he will traverse the globe on that swift horse and exterminate with his sword the robbers by the tens of millions.’ – Srimad Bhagavata

‘He will then re-establish righteousness upon Earth; and the minds of those who live at the end of the Kali age shall be awakened and shall be as translucent as crystal.’ – Vishnu Purana IV:24,26-27

I believe it is the power of the exponentially expanding technology that is Kalki and the swift white horse that is the internet… Both these have displayed and demonstrated the attributes mentioned… Attributes like transparency, accountability, accessibility, conservation of resources, data proves/disproves, so on…

 

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