Vishvagrasa (विश्वग्रासा, IAST: viśvagrāsā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who devours or absorbs the entire universe”. From viśva (universe) and grāsa (a mouthful, that which is swallowed), this name exalts Lalitā as the all-consuming Mahāśakti who draws the whole of creation back into herself at the time of dissolution.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Grāsa derives from the root gras (to eat, to swallow), and in cosmic context refers to the reabsorption of all existence into the primordial womb of the goddess. This resonates with her role as Mahāpralayakāriṇī, the power behind universal dissolution. Far from being fearsome, this quality reflects her boundless embrace — she takes the universe within herself as a mother gathers her child.

The name belongs to Lalitā Tripurasundarī as an epithet of her universal sovereignty in the Lalitā Sahasranāma. Pronounced viś-va-grā-sā, with the long ā held in both syllables of grāsā.

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Scriptural source

Vishvagrasa appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Vishvagrasa aligns with the Rohini nakshatra, under the Vrishabha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.