Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 33)
The 33rd shloka primarily focuses on the Lord's role in establishing the yuga
yugAdikrt-yugAvartO naikamAyo mahAshanah
adrisyO-avyaktarUpascha sahastrajidanantajit
युगादिकृतयुगावर्तो नैकमायो महाशनः |
अदृश्योअव्यक्तरुपश्च सहस्त्रजितनन्तजित ||
yugAdikrt
yugAvartah
The One who rotates the yugas as He is the time
naikamAyah
The One who holds infinite mAyA (illusions)
mahAshanah
The One who consumes everything at the end of a yugA, asanA means meal and mahAn means great or immense. Again scientifically can be pointed to the great destructive force operating at the time of apocalypse
adrisyah
The One who is invisible
vyaktarUpaha
The One who establishes His form to the yogis and self-realized beingssahastrajit
The One who conquers a thousand demons in battle
anantajit
The One who has won over infinte beings
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