other names than Krishna

I have already mentioned about this Mantra in my previous letter and I beg to confirm it further that the Name "Krishna'' even up to the foreign words like God and Allah, if they at all aim at the Supreme Personality-then the Name is as much holy and potential as perfect is the Supreme Lord-because in the Absolute Realm or Spiritual Nature everything is identical with everything as all of them are qualitatively spiritual and therefore pure, eternal, liberated and perfect. (More...)

Prabhupada: Yes. Chanting of the holy name... We are broadcasting that you, in this age, you begin for God realization: chant His holy name. Very simple thing. (More...)

Reporter: So this holy name can be in different forms, for say a Christian or a Hindu. (More...)

Prabhupada: Different form means that the... Just like water. Water, somebody says, "water," and India, somebody says, jal, or pani, but the substance is the same. If your name means the same thing, then it is right. And if your name suggests something else, then it is wrong. (More...)

Prabhupada: So if you have got some name which actually refers to God, then it is all right. But if you have got something, name, which refers to dog, then it is wrong. (More...)

Reporter: Is this something that your followers can be aware of constantly? (More...)

Reporter: All-attractive. So God is all-attractive. Otherwise how He can be God? God cannot be attractive for you and not for me. This is very accurate word. God has no name. That's a fact. But we coin His name according to His dealings. Just like we call God Yasoda-nandana. So God came as the son of Yasoda; therefore we call Him Yasoda-nandana, "son of Yasoda." So you can take it as name. Similarly, God's name the total summarization-"all-attractive." That is perfect name. (More...)

Reporter: Is this the same name that is spoken of in the Bible where it says "the word of God"? (More...)

Prabhupada: Yes, word is God. Krsna is God. If you use this word Krsna-because God is all-attractive-then immediately you associate with God. And if you associate with God, then you become purified. (More...)