BHAGAVAN
Bhagavan: translation
Bhagavan in Sanskrit means “one who is glorious, illustrious, revered, divine, or holy.” It is the most common word for “God” in Hinduism. In its sense of “holy” or “divine” it is also used as an honor-ific for gurus and divine personages, for example, Bhagavan Sri RAJNEESH.
Further reading: Thomas Hopkins, Hindu Religious Tradition (Encino, Calif.: Dickenson, 1971); Klaus Klos-termeier, Survey of Hinduism (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994).