Name #303 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
மஹாஶநஃ Mahashana — meaning in Tamil
Mahashana (mahāśanaḥ) is name #303 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Tamil (தமிழ்), the shloka it comes from in Tamil, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
ஊழியில் அனைத்தையும் விழுங்கும் மாபெரும் உண்பவர்
In English: The great devourer who consumes all at the end
From shloka 33 · chapter Varāha
யுகாதிக்ரு'த்யுகாவர்தோ நைகமாயோ மஹாஶநஃ
அத்ரு'ஶ்யோ வ்யக்தரூபஶ்ச ஸஹஸ்ரஜிதநந்தஜித்
Also in this shloka: yugādikṛt · yugāvartaḥ · naikamāyaḥ · adṛśyaḥ · vyaktarūpaḥ · sahasrajit · anantajit
Mahashana in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Tamil — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.