God, the Supreme Person, possesses an infinite number of Names, but what is the first of them, and the most powerful of all?

God, the Supreme Person, possesses an infinite number of Names; here are a few of them.

In truth, God, the Supreme and Sovereign Person, has no name, or rather, no one knows exactly how many He has. Because God is infinite, unlimited, His Names are also infinite. He therefore bears various Names according to the different aspects of His absolute personality, His qualities, and His glories.

Proceeding from this same quality, the Names of God have the power to purify anyone who pronounces or chants them. There is no difference between chanting the Name of the Lord and living in His divine personal company. The reason is that God is absolute, beyond all duality. The Lord is entirely present in His Name; the two, God and His Holy Name, are intrinsically identical. Thus, God transcends all duality, since His Name and His Person are One.

Nevertheless, some Names are more fitting for Him in His capacity as the Divine and Supreme Person.

For example, here are some Names of God that do not precisely describe Him, or that highlight the majesty and sovereignty of God.

The word God, of Germanic origin, means “the infinitely good.”

Elohim: Means “Creator God, strong and powerful.”

El Shaddai: Means “Almighty God.”

Adonai: Means “Lord.”

Jehovah: Means “the Eternal.”

Yahweh: Means “the Eternal.”

El-Elohe: Means “powerful, strong, and preeminent God.”

Awoon: This Name of God in Aramaic means “Our Universal Father.”

Allah: Means “He who gives life.”

In India, a considerable number of names for God can be found. Besides the Vedas, the original sacred scriptures, also called “the true gospel,” written in Sanskrit, there are names of the Supreme Person that best describe Him. In reality, the Vedic texts, the Vedas, offer all of humanity precise and detailed knowledge of God, the Supreme Person. For example, some of the Holy Names of God are found there:

Buddha: Means “the perfectly enlightened Being.”

Hayagriva: Means “Servant of God.”

Vasudeva: Means “He who is everywhere.”

Govinda: Means “the source of pleasure for saintly beings.”

Adhokshaja: Means “the Lord is beyond the reach of the senses and experimental knowledge.”

Rama: Means “inexhaustible source of all joy.”

Hari: Means “He who relieves His devotee from the sufferings of material existence. He removes obstacles on the path of devotional service.”

Mukunda: Means “He who grants liberation and absolute bliss.”

Paramesvara: Means “The Supreme Master.”

Rsabhadeva: Means “the Sovereign Lord.”

Ananta: Means “the unlimited, the infinite, the immeasurable.”

Krishna: Means “the infinitely fascinating.”

The name Krishna means “the infinitely fascinating” and “the ultimate source of all energies.”

Such a title can only designate one who possesses in their fullness power, beauty, wealth, fame, knowledge, and renunciation. That is why Krishna is called “the Supreme Person,” because He enjoys all these excellences. The divine names we already know therefore reveal only a fragment of His greatness, while the name of Krishna, which may seem more exotic to us, shows God in all His glory.

This is the name of God par excellence.