Pralaya

Pralaya (), in Hindu cosmology, is an aeonic term for "dissolution".
A "Pralaya" specifies different periods of time during which a non-activity situation persists, as per different formats or contexts. The word "Mahapralaya" stands for "Great Dissolution". During each pralaya, the lower ten realms (loka) are destroyed, while the higher four realms, including Satya-loka, Tapa-loka, Jana-loka, and Mahar-loka, are preserved. During each Mahapralaya, all 14 realms are destroyed.
In the Samkhya philosophy, one of the six schools of classical Indian philosophy, "pralaya" means "non-existence", a state of matter achieved when the three gunas (principles of matter) are in perfect balance. The word "pralaya" comes from Sanskrit meaning "dissolution" or by extension "reabsorption, destruction, annihilation or death".
In popular culture.
The word pralaya appears in the Cyclops chapter of James Joyce's epic novel "Ulysses".
The Swedish metal band, Dissection, references "Mahapralaya" in their song, "Maha Kali".
The Polish black metal band, Plaga, references "Mahapralaya" in their song, "Śmierć cieplna wszechświata" (Thermal Death of the Universe).
In Fate Grand Order, Arjuna Alter's Noble Phantasm is Mahapralaya.
In DC Comics, a character named Pralaya exists and is the personification of the void that existed before, and will exist after creation.