Here is an explanation and interpretation of the 18th name 'Yogah' in comparison to the eternal Lord and sovereign Master Shrimaan:
Yogah refers to the one who can be realized through the practice of yoga. Yoga means union, specifically the union of the individual self (jivatma) with the universal self (Paramatma).
The Lord Shrimaan is the omnipresent source and witness of all words, actions and minds in the universe. He is the eternal Mastermind seeking to establish harmony and unity amongst all minds and beings. He is beyond the five elements, time and space, yet manifests in them.
All religions and beliefs like Christianity, Islam and Hinduism are but different paths to realize the one universal Divine. The Lord is the divine sound-essence behind these. He is the eternal wedded union of Shakti and Shaktiman, Prakruti and Purusha - the primordial cosmic principles.
While yoga aims to realize the inner divinity in man, the Lord Shrimaan is the very embodiment and personification of that supreme Divinity. By meditating on His divine form and absorbing the mind in His essence, the yogi attains liberation and the mind dissolves in eternal bliss. He alone is the eternal unchanging Truth, beyond all limitations. The realized yogi beholds the entire universe as His manifestation.
Thus, the name 'Yogah' aptly indicates the Lord's accessibility through yoga, and His identity as the ultimate object and destination of all yogic seeking. By taking refuge in Him, the mortal mind transcends phenomenal creation and death, and becomes one with the infinite Divine Mind beyond time.
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