Knowing Kṛṣṇa as He Is
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Lord. Whether we are Hindu, Moslem or Christian or whatever, we must acknowledge that there is a supreme controller of this universe. This cannot be denied by anyone who has faith in God. Our conviction should be that our Supreme Father is Jagadīśa, or Lord of the entire universe. Only Lord Jagadīśa is in control; everyone else is controlled. The atheists, however, do not like this term because they like to think that they are in control, but actually this is not the case. All beings in the material world are subject to the three modes of material nature—goodness, passion and ignorance—but the Supreme Lord is above these modes.
tribhir guṇamayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagat mohitaṁ nābhijānāti mām ebhyaḥ param avyayam
“Deluded by the three modes (goodness, passion, and ignorance), the whole world does not know Me who am above them and inexhaustible.” (Bg. 7.13)
The  Brahma-saṁhitā  also gives us information regarding Jagadīśa, the Supreme. In that work, Lord Brahmā says that the supreme controller is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself ( īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ). The word  īśvaraḥ  means controller, and the word  paramaḥ  means supreme. All of us are controllers to some limited extent. If we have nothing to control, sometimes we keep a dog or cat so we can say, “My dear dog, please come here.” In this way we can think, “I am the controller.” Sometimes the tables turn, however, and we find that the dog controls the master. This happens because actually no one is the