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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 2]
“Whatever a man may sacrifice to other gods, O son of Kuntī, is really meant for Me alone, but it is offered without true understanding.” There is no need to worship the demigods, for this is  avidhi , not in order. Simply by surrendering oneself at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, one can completely discharge one’s duties; there is no need to worship various deities or demigods. These various divinities are observed by the  mūḍhas , fools, who are bewildered by the three modes of material nature ( tribhir guṇamayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagat ). Such fools cannot understand that the real source of everything is the Supreme Personality of Godhead ( mohitaṁ nābhijānāti mām ebhyaḥ param avyayam ). Not being disturbed by the Lord’s various features, one should concentrate upon and worship the Supreme Lord ( mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ). This should be the guiding principle of one’s life.
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बिभर्षि रूपाण्यवबोध आत्मा
क्षेमाय लोकस्य चराचरस्य ।
सत्त्वोपपन्नानि सुखावहानि
सतामभद्राणि मुहुः खलानाम् ॥२९॥
bibharṣi rūpāṇy avabodha ātmā
kṣemāya lokasya carācarasya
sattvopapannāni sukhāvahāni
satām abhadrāṇi muhuḥ khalānām
bibharṣi —You accept;  rūpāṇi —varieties of forms, such as Matsya, Kūrma, Varāha, Rāma and Nṛsiṁha;  avabodhaḥ ātmā —in spite of having different incarnations, You remain the Supreme, full of knowledge;  kṣemāya —for the benefit of everyone, and especially the devotees;  lokasya —of all living entities;  cara-acarasya —moving and nonmoving;  sattva-upapannāni —all such incarnations are transcendental ( śuddha-sattva );  sukha-avahāni —full of transcendental bliss;  satām —of the devotees;  abhadrāṇi —all inauspiciousness or annihilation;  muhuḥ —again and again;  khalānām —of the nondevotees.