vyÄmohÄya carÄcarasya jagatas te te purÄṇÄgamÄs
tÄá¹ tÄm eva hi devatÄá¹ paramikÄá¹ jalpantu kalpÄvadhi
siddhÄnte punar eka eva bhagavÄn viṣṇuḥ samastÄgama-
vyÄpÄreá¹£u vivecana-vyatikaraá¹ nÄ«teá¹£u niÅ›cÄ«yate

 vyÄmohÄya - to increase the illusion and ignorance; cara-acarasya - of all living entities, moving and nonmoving; jagataḥ - of the world; te te - those respective; purÄṇa - the supplementary Vedic literatures called the PurÄṇas; ÄgamÄḥ - and Vedas; tÄm tÄm - that respective; eva hi - certainly; devatÄm - demigod; paramikÄm - as supreme; jalpantu - let them speak about; kalpa-avadhi - until the end of the millennium; siddhÄnte - in conclusion; punaḥ - but; ekaḥ - one; eva - only; bhagavÄn - Supreme Personality of Godhead; viṣṇuḥ - Lord Viṣṇu; samasta - all; Ägama - of the Vedas; vyÄpÄreá¹£u - in the dealings; vivecana-vyatikaram - to collective consideration; nÄ«teá¹£u - when forcibly brought; niÅ›cÄ«yate - is established.


Text

“ ‘There are many types of Vedic literatures and supplementary PurÄṇas. In each of them there are particular demigods who are spoken of as the chief demigods. This is just to create an illusion for moving and nonmoving living entities. Let them perpetually engage in such imaginations. However, when one analytically studies all these Vedic literatures collectively, he comes to the conclusion that Lord Viṣṇu is the one and only Supreme Personality of Godhead.’

Purport

This is a verse from the Padma PurÄṇa.