God is One

Story

It was raining heavily, and a group of friends decided to play in the park. While playing, they heard the sounds of Bhajans (devotional songs) from a nearby temple. The sound from the nearby temple was very loud, and they could hear the devotional songs of Bhagwan Krishna, Hanuman Ji, Ganesh Ji, Shiv Ji, Devi Maa, and many more. This caused a dialogue among them.

Vasudeva, who was from Tamil Nadu said that his family is a devotee of Govinda (also called Krishna). Radhika belonged to Uttar Pradesh and her family was a firm believer of Shivji. Soham, a native of Maharashtra said that he and his family are followers of Ganapati. Soon, all the friends started to talk about their Bhagwan and the rituals they follow in their homes. This led to a little confusion in their minds, like which Bhagwan they should believe in and have faith in.

To clear off the confusion they decided to visit an old wise man named Ramchandra who resided in their colony. People often sought his guidance on various matters. So today, these kids approached him with a curious question.

“Why there are many Gods and who is greatest of them all?”

Ramchandra (often called Rama by everyone) smiled gently and took them out into the sky. Rain had stopped, the sky was now clear and sunny and a magnificent rainbow could be seen in the sky.

“Look at that rainbow,” he said. “How many colours do you see?” He asked.

“Seven!” shouted all the children.

“Indeed,” Rama agreed. “But tell me, where do these colours come from?”

The children looked puzzled. Rama picked up a glass prism from his study and held it up to the sunlight. As the light passed through the prism, it split into the seven colours of the rainbow, creating a beautiful spectrum on the wall behind.

“What do you see?” he asked.

"Wow! Seven colours," the kids said with amazement.

Rama said, “The colours are different, but they all come from the same light.”

The children nodded, beginning to understand.

Rama explained further, “Just like the colours of the rainbow come from one light, all the Bhagwan and Devi’s are the different forms of one God. Seven colours in the rainbow represent the same sunlight. These colours appear different from each other but all of them have the same source of origin. People see God and Goddesses in various forms and names, according to their traditions and understandings. But the truth is that there is only one God, just like there is only one light that takes different colours.”

Children understood that God takes different forms and we can worship whichever form we want as all forms are of the same God.