Kalikālavilo paka (कलिकालविलोपक, IAST: Kalikālavilopaka) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Destroyer of the age of Kali”. Kali-kāla is the dark, degenerative age, and vilopaka (from vi + lup, to cut away entirely) names the one who abolishes it; Viṣṇu as Kalki is thus the divine terminator of the epoch of strife.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The compound is precise: vi intensifies lup (to dissolve, sever), so vilopaka means one who brings about total dissolution rather than mere diminishment. The Kali Age, marked by the erosion of dharma, truth, and purity, finds its absolute negation in the Lord who bears this name. This epithet is therefore both a prophecy and a source of consolation for the devout.

As an epithet it belongs exclusively to Kalki-related praise-verses; devotees who seek liberation from the anxieties of the present age find in this name an assurance of divine intervention. The name is rarely used as a personal given name but Kalikāla alone is occasionally found.

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Scriptural source

Kalikālavilo paka appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Kalikālavilo paka aligns with the Mrigashira nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.