ಗಂಗಾಧರ

Borrowed from Classical Sanskrit गङ्गाधर (gaṅgādhara, literally “holder of the Ganges”).

ಗಂಗಾಧರ • (gaṅgādhara)

1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Shiva
   • Purandara Dāsa:

     ಸುಂದರತರ ಪಿನಾಕಧರ ಹರ
     ಗಂಗಾಧರ ಗಜಚರ್ಮಾಂಬರಧರ

     sundaratara pinākadhara hara
     gaṅgādhara gajacarmāmbaradhara

     O you who are the most beautiful, you who have held the Pināka bow in your hand, O Hara
     You who bear the river Ganges on your head, you who have adorned yourself with the garment made of elephant-skin [salutations to you].

2. a male given name, Gangadhar, from Sanskrit