गदाधर
Gadaadhara
Gadādhara · IAST
Holder of the mace — Vishnu, Balarāma, Hanumān.
Boy1 scripture references
Etymology · व्युत्पत्ति
गदाधर = गदा (गदा शस्त्र) + धर (धारण करने वाला)
Most commonly thought of as Balarāma ji and Hanumān ji, or Bhīmasena among the Pāṇḍavas. But Gadādhara is also a famous name of Vishnu ji.
Scripture references
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Uttara Kāṇḍa 7.7.30
अथ मौर्वी स्वनं कृत्वा भगवान्भूतभावनः। मालिनं प्रति बाणौघान्ससर्जासिगदाधरः॥
atha maurvī svanaṁ kṛtvā bhagavānbhūtabhāvanaḥ | mālinaṁ prati bāṇaughānsasarjāsigadādharaḥ ||
Then that creator of all beings, the reverend Gadādhara (lit. 'holder of the mace' — a name of Vishnu), twanging his bow-string, showered volleys of shafts upon Māli.
Source: akshara-pravaaha.com/naamaavali/gadadhara · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Citations from Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa