Name #303 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma

మహాశనః Mahashana — meaning in Telugu

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

ప్రళయంలో సమస్తాన్నీ మింగే మహాభక్షకుడు

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

From shloka 33 · chapter Varāha

యుగాదికృద్యుగావర్తో నైకమాయో మహాశనః
అదృశ్యో వ్యక్తరూపశ్చ సహస్రజిదనన్తజిత్
verse 33

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

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

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