[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1077 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1077 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1077 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1077](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1077) MAHĀ-PRALAYA. A total dissolution of the universe at the end of a kalpa, when the seven lokas and their inhabitants, men, saints, gods, and Brahmā himself, are annihilated. Called also Jahānaka, Kshiti, and Sanhāra. - [Previous: c5.1076](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1076) - [Next: c5.1078](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1078) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1077](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1077) · Pramāṇa