गदाधर

{ gadādhara }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

GADĀDHARA   A synonym of Mahāviṣṇu. There is a place called Gayā to the north of Mount Kālañjara to the south of Himālayas, to the east of Kuśasthalī and to the west of Vasupura. Once a king called Gaya conducted at Gayā an Aśvamedha, a Naramedha (yajña at which man is offered as sacrifice) and a Mahāmedha and Mahāviṣṇu acted as gate-keeper of Gaya. As Viṣṇu stood guard there holding the gadā (club) in his hands he came to be known as Gadādhara also thenceforth. [Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapter 76] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : गदाधारी, गदाधारी

A dictionary, Marathi and English

A drinking vessel. It is like an आबखरा.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

गदाधर  mfn.  1. mfn. having a sick lip, [Vcar.]
गदा—धर  mfn.  2. mfn. bearing a club, [VarBṛS. lviii, 34]; [Siṉhâs.]

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गदा—धर  m.  m. कृष्ण ( cf. कौमोदकी), [BhP. i, 8, 39]

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गदा धर

N. of a physician
of the author of the work विषय-विचार
of the father of मुकुन्द-प्रिय and uncle of रामानन्द

Shabda-Sagara

गदाधर  m.  ( -रः) A name of KRISHNA.
E. गदा

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E. club, and धर who holds; KRISHNA or VISHNU is represented holding a mace in one of his hands.

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