01 The Lord has innumerable names (to indicate different functions and dealings)
Krsna expands Himself into many different names: [Lord Caitanya to Svartpa Damodara and Ramananda Raya]: "My Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, in Your holy name there is all good fortune for the living entity, and therefore You have many names, such as Krsna and Govinda, by which You expand Yourself…" – Sri Caitanya caritamrta Antya lila 20.16 God has unlimited names, each of which is God: Srila...
02 “Krsna” is the principal name of God
"Krsna" is the principal name of the Supreme Lord: In his prayer, the author of Srimad−Bhagavatam first proposes that Lord Sri Krsna is the primeval Lord and that if any transcendental nomenclature for the Absolute Personality of Godhead is to be accepted, it should be the name Krsna, the all−attractive.… In Padma Purana it is also stated that of the innumerable names of the Lord, the name...
04 The meaning of the name “Rama”
"Rama" means spiritual enjoyment: Those who are actually yogis truly enjoy, but how do they enjoy? Ramante yogino 'nante−their enjoyment is unlimited, that unlimited enjoyment is real happiness, and such happiness is spiritual, not material. This is the real meaning of Rama, as in the chant Hare Rama. Rama means enjoyment through spiritual life. Spiritual life is all pleasure, and Krsna is all...
08 The holy name is all auspicious
The sankirtana movement of chanting the holy name is the most auspicious activity in the universe: [Sukadeva Gosvami to King Pariksit]: Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King; the chanting of the holy name of the Lord is able to uproot even the reactions of the greatest sins. Therefore the chanting of the sankirtana movement is the most auspicious activity in the entire universe. Please try to understand...
03 The meaning of the name “Krsna”
The meaning of the name "Krsna": The name Krsna means "all−attractive." God attracts everyone; that is the definition of "God." We have seen many pictures of Krsna, and we see that He attracts the cows, calves, birds, beasts, trees, plants, and even the water in Vrndavana. He is attractive to the cowherd boys, to the gopis, to Nanda Maharaja, to the Pandavas, and to all human society....
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