Name #303 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

મહાશનઃ Mahashana — meaning in Gujarati

Mahashana (mahāśanaḥ) is name #303 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી), the shloka it comes from in Gujarati, and the English meaning — from the full name page.

પ્રલયે સર્વ ગળી જનારા મહાભક્ષક

In English: The great devourer who consumes all at the end

From shloka 33 · chapter Varāha

યુગાદિકૃદ્યુગાવર્તો નૈકમાયો મહાશનઃ
અદૃશ્યો વ્યક્તરૂપશ્ચ સહસ્રજિદનન્તજિત્
verse 33

Also in this shloka: yugādikṛt · yugāvartaḥ · naikamāyaḥ · adṛśyaḥ · vyaktarūpaḥ · sahasrajit · anantajit

Mahashana in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · English

Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Gujarati — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.