Befitting Name

It's been three months since the manifestation of the Lord. Days have flown by in the

dream that has been Ghanshyam Maharaj, with new miracles bringing joy to the time. A mysterious aura always brightened the place, adding cheer to everyone's face. The Lord has been growing steadily in size and in the hearts of His devotees. It's the right time to give Him a name befitting His divinity.

Dharmadev has been in search of a sant capable of naming his child. He's recently come across sage Markandey, whom he has invited for a name initiation ceremony.

“Please come and grace my house. I take it my great honor to host a sage like yourself,” welcoming him warmly into his house.

“This is my newborn child, Ghanshyam. We would be grateful if you could give Him a befitting name,” requested Dharmadev.

Sage Markandey happily accepted Dharmadev's courteous prayer and looked at Ghanshyam Maharaj. Its beauty caught his eyes as he glanced at the Lord's Murti. He looked toward the Lord's feet. The sage was now in awe; never had he seen such chihn. Nor had he ever seen so many at once. His mind was struck with amazement. Then he looked into the Lord's eyes, mesmerizing as ever. He was enticed. His soul felt free. Never had he seen such a captivating Murti. Thoughts failed to enter his mind, and words could not leave his tongue. It was as if he were in a trance, a peaceful lull. Sage Markandey had found his heaven.

“Is everything alright?” asked Dharmadev to the frozen sage.

“...Yes... Everything... is just fine,” replied Sage Markandey, coming out of his trance for Dharmadev's sake. Else, he might have been lost in the bliss of God for days, months, or even years. Maybe even all of eternity, the bliss of God was just that captivating.

“This is no ordinary child nor any deity or celestial. This is God Himself! Your fortune knows no bounds. You've obtained the one that was to be obtained after death. You've got the Donor of Divinity and the Granter of Greatness in your house. Dharmadev, there is truly no greater obtainment than the obtainment of God. You are blessed beyond belief. The drums of victory forever play at your door, and heaven sings your praise.”

“As for your request, I'm neither worthy nor capable of giving a name. But it seems like God has organized this miracle, so with His help, I'll proceed.”

Sage Markandey looked at Ghanshyam Maharaj for a while, then took out his scriptures. He began to scroll through them and performed some readings.

“Your son is destined for greatness; He will destroy the sins and injustice of this era and establish a religion that will eventually be preached across the globe. Taking all people who accept His religion's rules and bindings at His feet, He will burn away their sins and take them into His Murti.”

“By the power of His charming Murti, He will capture the focus of all into Himself. Hence, His name will be 'Hari.' He will attract the minds of all that come into His contact. So, His second name will be 'Krushna'. These two traits are naturally inherent in Him, so His third name will be 'Harikrushna.'

Your son possesses the divine qualities of penance, sacrifice, meditation, piousness, knowledge, detachment, and devotion, so He shall be called Nilkanth.”

“What more can I say...”

“...Dharmadev, there are none as lucky as you.”

Hearing these words, Dharmadev and Bhaktidevi became extremely pleased.

They had known their Ghanshyam was special, but now they got a glimpse of how special. Their child was God incarnate. They happily gave the sage many gifts and lovingly bade him farewell.

Dharmadev and Bhaktidevi had obtained God for a few months now. But it was only when Sage Markandey revealed the greatness and glory of their son that they felt great peace in their hearts. Likewise, we have obtained God, but to truly grasp the importance of this obtainment and our fortune, we need the company of sants and Satpurush, such as our very own HDH Swamishri.