The eternal Bliss of God with its unlimited
virtues omnipresently exists in this mayic creation in
the form of His ‘names’ which are absolutely synonymous with
the virtues of the Divine forms of God in Their respective Divine
abodes. These names are the means of realizing and reaching
God in your desired form; but you have to remember them with
faith, dedication and proper understanding. The easiest way
of their remembrance is through the chanting.
There are millions of people in the world
who take the name of Krishn in their own way, but there are
very few who understand the truth of Krishn name, and without
proper understanding, true devotion can never start. It is important
to understand the difference between material names and the
Divine names.
The material name of any object is a word,
given by people for their own understanding. In different tribes,
communities and countries, the name of the same object differs
according to the differences in language and its use. An object
itself is real but its name is not. The languages of the world
have been made, developed and refined by people. No language
is self-created. A fruit grows on a tree, not the name. We can
take and eat the fruit but cannot automatically know its name
because names are linguistic symbols for particular objects
so that the users of that language can express their thoughts
in words. It is the same with peoples’ names. Suppose a tourist
has lost his passport. Now he cannot be identified because his
name, a word given by his family for identification, which was
written on a piece of paper, is lost. So the name and the person
are entirely separate.
Simply by looking at an object we cannot know
its name. Similarly by listening to or reading about the name
of any object, we cannot know what the object itself is like.
Material name and its form are two entirely different things.
The name does not exist in the form, and the form does not exist
in the name. Moreover, the form is a reality but the name is
arbitrary. But the situation with the Divine name is absolutely
different.
The Divine names of Radha Krishn and Radha
Krishn Themselves are one and the same. Their name is not a
linguistic symbol or indication; it is the power of Krishn that
appears in the form of ‘name’ and so it is Divine. The Divine
name is a Divine embodiment which is self-existent in the Divine
mind of a Saint. The Divine name is self-expressive and inherent
in the Divine mind. Name is a Divine power, so the name ‘Krishn’
includes all the virtues of Krishn. The name, the virtues, the
Divine abode, the personality and the leelas of Krishn
and all the rasik Saints are inseparable forms of Krishn
having similar Divine virtues.
