Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 752: Shri Maha grasa (ōṃ mahāgrāsāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother takes all Her creations (the entire Universe) in one hand and swallows it. She is the divine devourer at the time of dissolution of (Pralaya) . She is a great devourer.

Her creations in the wider universe seem to be unrelated. The Sun and other planets in the solar system are all functioning independently, but they are all related to Sun’s pulling force.  No planet can run away on its own. These universal movements are all possible by the grace of the Divine Mother.

During pralaya all Her creations merge with Her. Like a lizard swallowing insects, She consumes all these universes during pralaya in a split second.

She devours everything including Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra at the end of epoch or pralaya. Katha Upanishad (I: 11:25) says that for all devouring Brahman or the Divine Mother death (Yama) is just a side-dish.

                   The Divine Mother eats everything in this universe 

                                     quickly during pralaya.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 15 February 2022 Updated 02 May 2025.

References:

1.      The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

2.      Shri Lalitha Sahasranama Stostram published in Tamil by N. Ramaswami Iyer charities’ societies, Trichirapalli, India, with Commentary by C. V. Radhakrishna Sastry.

3.       The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar