गदाधर

Gadaadhara

Gadādhara · IAST

Holder of the mace — Vishnu, Balarāma, Hanumān.

BoyMakara1 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

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