Krṣṇa or Christ— The Name Is the Same
It is 1974. Near ISKCON's center in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, Śrīla Prabhupāda and several of his disciples take a morning walk with Father Emmanuel Jungclaussen, a Benedictine monk from Niederalteich Monastery. Noticing that Śrīla Prabhupāda is carrying meditation beads similar to the rosary, Father Emmanuel explains that he also chants a constant prayer: "Lord Jesus Christ, be merciful unto us." The following conversation ensues:
Śrīla Prabhupāda:  What is the meaning of the word  Christ ?
Father Emmanuel:   Christ  comes from the Greek word  Christos , meaning "the anointed one."
Śrīla Prabhupāda:   Christos  is the Greek version of the word  Krṣṇa .
Father Emmanuel:  This is very interesting.
Śrīla Prabhupāda:  When an Indian person calls on Krṣṇa, he often says, "Krṣṭa."  Krṣṭa  is a Sanskrit word meaning "attraction." So when we address God as "Christ," "Krṣṭa," or "Krṣṇa," we indicate the same all-attractive Supreme Personality of Godhead. When Jesus said, "Our Father, who art in heaven, sanctified be Thy name," that name of God was "Krṣṭa" or "Krṣṇa." Do you agree?
Father Emmanuel:  I think Jesus, as the son of God, has revealed to us the actual name of God: Christ. We can call God "Father," but if we want to address Him by His actual name, we have to say "Christ."
Śrīla Prabhupāda:  Yes. "Christ" is another way of saying  Krṣṭa , and "Krṣṭa" is another way of pronouncing  Krṣṇa , the name of God. Jesus said that one should glorify the name of God, but yesterday I heard one theologian say that God has no name—that we can call Him only "Father." A son may call his father "Father," but the father also has a specific name. Similarly, "God" is the general name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose specific name is Krṣṇa. Therefore whether you call God "Christ," "Krṣṭa," or "Krṣṇa," ultimately you are addressing the same Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Father Emmanuel:  Yes, if we speak of God's actual name, then we must say, "Christos." In our religion, we have the Trinity: the Father, Son,
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