Adigadadhara, Ādigadādhara: 5 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaĀdigadādhara (आदिगदाधर).—It was with the bones of an asura (demon) named Gada that Mahāviṣṇu made the first gadā (mace). By that mace Viṣṇu killed Heti and other asuras of that lot and got the name Ādigadādhara (He who first handled the mace). (See under Gadā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀdigadādhara (आदिगदाधर).—Viṣṇu; bore for the first time the gadā out of the bone of Gadā-asura. He is vyakta, the whole universe appearing in him in the gayā śilā; in praise of, by Brahmā and Śiva.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 109. 13-17, 25, 27-31, 41-42 and 43-50; 111. 16.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdigadādhara (आदिगदाधर):—[=ādi-gadā-dhara] [from ādi] m. ‘the first club-bearer’, Name of an image of Viṣṇu, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dhara.
Full-text: Heti.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 114 - The greatness of Gayā (māhātmya)
Chapter 116 - Mode of making a pilgrimage to Gayā (continued)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 33 - Description of Jñānavāpī < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Chapter 61 - The Greatness of Vaiṣṇava Tīrthas < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 58 - Attainment of Salvation by Divodāsa < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]