▁its ▁follow ers ▁generally ▁believe ▁that ▁there ▁can ▁be ▁no ▁progress ▁for ▁man kind ▁without ▁a ▁belief ▁in ▁a ▁personal ▁God . ▁ ▁Indian ▁relig ions ▁ ▁H indu ism ▁ ▁Va ish nav ism ▁and ▁Sh a iv ism , ▁trad itions ▁of ▁H indu ism , ▁sub scribe ▁to ▁an ▁ult imate ▁personal ▁nature ▁of ▁God . ▁The ▁V ish nu ▁Sah as ran ama ▁decl ares ▁the ▁person ▁of ▁V ish nu ▁as ▁both ▁the ▁Param at ma ▁( sup reme ▁soul ) ▁and ▁Par ames hw ara ▁( sup reme ▁God ) ▁while ▁the ▁Rud ram ▁describes ▁the ▁same ▁about ▁Sh iva . ▁In ▁Kr ish na - center ed ▁the ology ▁( K r ish na ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁V ish nu ▁by ▁most , ▁except ▁Ga udi ya ▁Va ish nav ism ) ▁the ▁title ▁Sv ay am ▁Bh ag avan ▁is ▁used ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁design ate ▁Kr ish na ▁in ▁his ▁personal ▁feature , ▁it ▁refers ▁to ▁Ga udi ya ▁Va ish n ava , ▁the ▁N imb ark a ▁Sam pr ad aya ▁and ▁follow ers ▁of ▁Vall ab ha , ▁while ▁the ▁person ▁of ▁V ish nu ▁and ▁Nar ay ana ▁is ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁ult imate ▁personal ▁god ▁of ▁other ▁Va ish n ava ▁trad itions . ▁ ▁J ain ism ▁ ▁J ain ism ▁explicitly ▁den ies ▁existence ▁of ▁non - person al ▁trans c endent ▁god ▁and ▁explicitly ▁aff ir ms ▁existence ▁of ▁personal ▁gods