Passage 13

In English

There are many names for . This aspect of can be called as or or . These are identical and synonymous names for . We may get a doubt as to why should have so many different names. In our own houses, we are worshipping God with a thousand names and each of these names refers to a particular quality of the Lord. We may get a doubt as to whether each one of these thousand names is appropriate to the Lord or not and whether they really signify a true aspect of the Lord. In our daily life we are experiencing the significance of these different names. When there is a householder who is the head of a family, we know that the son comes and addresses him as father, while the daughter-in-law addresses him as father-in-law, the grandson addresses him as grandfather, and the wife will address him as “My dear husband”. Here we see that because he has established different types of relationships, he is addressed by different names by different people. A is called a if he is performing and he is called a cook if he is cooking. He acquires a different name depending on the nature of work that he performs. Similarly, depending on the time, situation and the country, has been given different names which are appropriate to the situation and work.