Let me add to my first post by writing about the root of a word I have slowly grown to dislike,
Giridhar
In southern part of India its another name for Lord Shiva. It means the God on top of the Mountain(Gir). The god of Destruction, he is usually depicted sitting in meditation, his locks matted atop his head with a crescent moon decorating it, an eye in the middle of his forehead, a serpent coiled around his neck, a trident beside him. His neck is blue, a reminder of the time he drank the poison that emerged while gods and demons competed to churn the milk ocean.
In other parts of India, Giridhar means Krishna the Casanova god! This deity is another incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Among other things he was a known lurer of women, prankster etc. He is also regarded as the person who gave the Bhagavad Gita (the Divine Song) that magnificent philosophical guide to the world.
Recently I got to know it has a meaning in Japanese. The literal meaning of the two kanji characters used to represent Giri is "Right reason". It meant pure and simple duty. The principle of Giri was formulated to serve as a severe taskmaster, a motivator to make one do what is right, when love is not the prevailing reason to do what is right.
I know of no other dialect in which there is a literal meaning for the word "Giri".
Giridhar
In southern part of India its another name for Lord Shiva. It means the God on top of the Mountain(Gir). The god of Destruction, he is usually depicted sitting in meditation, his locks matted atop his head with a crescent moon decorating it, an eye in the middle of his forehead, a serpent coiled around his neck, a trident beside him. His neck is blue, a reminder of the time he drank the poison that emerged while gods and demons competed to churn the milk ocean.
In other parts of India, Giridhar means Krishna the Casanova god! This deity is another incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Among other things he was a known lurer of women, prankster etc. He is also regarded as the person who gave the Bhagavad Gita (the Divine Song) that magnificent philosophical guide to the world.
Recently I got to know it has a meaning in Japanese. The literal meaning of the two kanji characters used to represent Giri is "Right reason". It meant pure and simple duty. The principle of Giri was formulated to serve as a severe taskmaster, a motivator to make one do what is right, when love is not the prevailing reason to do what is right.
I know of no other dialect in which there is a literal meaning for the word "Giri".
