ব্যামোহায চরাচরস্য জগতস্তে তে পুরাণাগমাস্তাং তামেব হি দেবতাং পরমিকাং জল্পন্তু কল্পাবধি সিদ্ধান্তে পুনরেক এব ভগবান্বিষ্ণুঃ সমস্তাগম ব্যাপারেষু বিবেচনব্যতিকরং নীতেষু নিশ্চীযতে
व्यामोहाय चराचरस्य जगतस्ते ते पुराणागमास्तां तामेव हि देवतां परमिकां जल्पन्तु कल्पावधि सिद्धान्ते पुनरेक एव भगवान्विष्णुः समस्तागम व्यापारेषु विवेचनव्यतिकरं नीतेषु निश्चीयते
vyāmohāya carācarasya jagatas te te purāṇāgamās tāṁ tām eva hi devatāṁ paramikāṁ jalpantu kalpāvadhi siddhānte punar eka eva bhagavān viṣṇuḥ samastāgama- vyāpāreṣu vivecana-vyatikaraṁ nīteṣu niścīyate
Synonyms
vyāmohāya—to increase the illusion and ignorance; cara-acarasya—of all living entities, moving and nonmoving; jagataḥ—of the world; te te—those respective; purāṇa—the supplementary Vedic literatures called the Purāṇas; āgamāḥ—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 millenium; siddhānte—in conclusion; punaḥ—but; ekaḥ—one; eva—only; bhagavān—Supreme Personality of Godhead; viṣṇuḥ—Lord Viṣṇu; samasta—all; āgama—of the Vedas; vyāpāreṣu—in the dealings; vivecana-vyatikaram—to collective consideration; nīteṣu—when forcibly brought; niścīyate—is established..
Translation
" 'There are many types of Vedic literatures and supplementary Purāṇas. 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 Purāṇa. [Vaiśākha-māhātmya, 142]