Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.145

vyāmohāya carācarasya jagatas te te purānāgamās

tām tām eva hi devatām paramikām jalpantu kalpāvadhi

siddhānte punar eka eva bhagavān vishnuh samastāgama-

vyāpāreshu vivecana-vyatikaram nīteshu niścīyate

SYNONYMS

vyāmohāya — to increase the illusion and ignorance; cara-acarasya — of all living entities, moving and nonmoving; jagatah — of the world; te te — those respective; purāna — the supplementary Vedic literatures called the Purānas; āgamāh — and Vedas; tām tām — that respective; eva hi — certainly; devatām — demigod; paramikām — as supreme; jalpantu — let them speak about; kalpa-avadhi — until the end of the millennium; siddhānte — in conclusion; punah — but; ekah — one; eva — only; bhagavān — Supreme Personality of Godhead; vishnuh — Lord Vishnu; samasta — all; āgama — of the Vedas; vyāpāreshu — in the dealings; vivecana-vyatikaram — to collective consideration; nīteshu — when forcibly brought; niścīyate — is established.

TRANSLATION

"'There are many types of Vedic literatures and supplementary Purānas. 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 Vishnu is the one and only Supreme Personality of Godhead.'

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Padma Purāna.

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